TOMATO MAN SITTING ON POST IN GARDEN HEALTH AND FIT FOR EATING
Tomatoes were first cultivated in Peru and Ecuador and the first extensive plantings were made in Mexico Columbus brought both seeds and plants to Europe in 1498 they were grown for medicinal purposes and for decoration Books dating between 1597 and 1629 describe tomatoes as apples of love or poma amoris The name love apple was derived from the literal translation of the French name pomme d amour the fruit was believed to be a good aphrodisiac A good way to ripen off green tomatoes at the end of the season is to place a mature aromatic banana or apple into a polythene bag with the tomatoes Ethylene gas produced by the banana or apple will quickly turn your toms red Tomato plants account for one fifth of all vegetable plants purchased They are so popular that they are grown in three quarters of all domestic greenhouses in this country Once regarded almost solely as a greenhouse crop with the development of new hardier varieties you can now grow some varieties outdoors However it is important to remember that the crop is native to a fairly hot dry climate High summer temperatures suit them perfectly but since that weather cannot be expected every year in a temperate climate some care must be taken to produce a good crop They do not like damp cloudy cool conditions and they hate frost Genuine deformed Tomato x 2 with cocktail stick through from top to bottom Grown by my Father goodness knows what fertiliser he uses
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