Good, Clean & Fair Food
It’s What Makes a Tomato Red! One of the things that set a homegrown tomato apart from the rest of the summer’s bounty is its beautiful red color. This color comes from a collection of beneficial plant chemicals called lycopenoids. The most common one is called lycopene. This carotenoid pigment is very rich in antioxidant […]
Here are a few ways to trellis tomato plants, so that you can get greater yields, reduce diseases, and create easy access for care for and harvest your garden’s tomatoes. Trellising is generally only necessary for heirloom and other indeterminate tomato types. Indeterminate varieties of tomatoes are also called “vining” tomatoes. They will grow and […]
Because Plants Work Better with Friends too! Whether you’re an experienced gardener or a novice to the subject, companion plants can tremendously impact the success of your garden. Any gardener knows all too well that no two years are the same when it comes to growing your vegetables and fruits. As the years go by, […]