It’s not a bad calltheres nothing like eating a vine-ripened tomato you grew yourself.
But not all tomatoes are created equally, and it can be confusing to decide which tomatoes to grow.
This seems like a simple choice, because who wouldnt want a season full of tomatoes?
Indeterminate tomatoes grow taller like a vine, and never stop growing and setting flowers.
Occasionally youll even see slicers.
Each of these tomato types serves a specific purpose.
This makes them ideal for sandwiches or a beautiful caprese salad.
These elongated tomatoes tend to have more meat and less juiciness, making them ideal for cooking and canning.
The shape makes them easy to peel and ideal for roasting.
There are a few subtypes of cherries.
Each year I grow a literal rainbow of cherry tomatoes, but the colors arent simply for looks.
Blue, brown, and purple tomatoes have higher anthocyanin levels, which result in a more savory taste.
Green Grape cherry tomatoes are a bit peppery, due to a lack of lycopene.
Cherry tomatoes are a fantastic way to experiment with colors and tastes.
Once you find out what what you like, you might try out slicers in those colors.
There is absolutely nothing like slicing a fresh-off-the-vine Yellow Brandywine tomato and slicing it up for a BLT.
Here’s to a tomato-filled summer!
