If you’re someone who loves a little heat and tang, Spicy Green Tomato Pickles might just become your new favorite snack or condiment. This easy, refrigerator pickle recipe is perfect for those small green tomatoes still hanging on the vine when the weather turns colder. The great part? You don’t need to worry about canning …
Looking for a few quick ways to recharge and revitalize the soil where you grew your tomatoes this year? Tomato plants are incredibly heavy feeders from the soil. So much so that if at all possible, it’s best to never plant them in the same space for a few years. This not only allows the …
As the garden season comes to an end, it’s a great time to make a large batch of homemade vegetable soup, especially when you have fresh tomatoes still on the vine but need picked before the first frost. In addition, this recipe allows you to use up any extra vegetables from your late season garden …
Looking for a few secrets for saving the seeds from your heirloom tomato plants this year? Not only can saving seeds save you money – you are also giving yourself the ability to grow tomato plants that become stronger and better suited to your growing conditions with each passing year! By saving your own seeds, …
Chili is a go-to comfort food meal, especially when the weather turns cooler, but did you know that you can make it in the crock pot using fresh tomatoes? Although you can make chili using canned tomatoes, fresh ripe tomatoes adds a deep, rich flavor to chili that you just can’t get from those that …
Although all kinds of different plants from your garden can be chopped up and added to your compost pile, tomatoes are definitely not one of them – in fact, you should never compost tomato plants or any part of the plants in your home pile! Tomato plants are prone to a long list of diseases …
Fried green tomatoes might sound like a simple dish, but there’s a bit more to it than just slicing up some tomatoes and throwing them in hot oil. They’re a Southern classic, loved for their crunchy coating and slightly tangy flavor. With the right combination of ingredients and the proper cooking technique, you will have …
Did you know that what you do this fall can help next year’s tomato plants to grow far healthier, stronger and better next year? In fact, how you handle your dying tomato plants and your soil can play a big role in how all the vegetables in your garden grow and thrive next year! Tomatoes …
A great way to preserve an abundance of tomatoes is to make them into sun-dried tomatoes. It’s a fantastic way to savor the flavor of your homegrown tomatoes, even in the depths of the cold winter months. If you’re fortunate enough to reside in a hot and dry climate, you can simply use the sun …
Looking for a few simple ways to harvest and ripen all of those late-season tomatoes off of the vine? All summer long, your tomato plants have worked hard to push out loads of juicy tomatoes. But once fall arrives, tomato plants have a more difficult time of getting their tomatoes to turn ripe and red. …
If you find yourself with a large harvest of tomatoes and don’t have the time or energy to process them right away, do yourself a favor and freeze the tomatoes. Not only can you process them later in the year, there are several other advantages of freezing them now so that you save both time …