RUTLEDGE (WATE) – The Grainger County Tomato Festival kicks off Thursday. There will be music and activities at the event. But why do so many Americans love the plant that was once called a “love ...

Creole tomatoes are not a particular cultivar. When farmers in Plaquemines and St. Bernard parishes called their tomatoes Creole, it meant they were grown in the rich alluvial soil of the area and ...

A new study published in Plant Physiology opens the door to developing more robust and cold-resistant tomato (Solanum ...

The tomato is a member of the nightshade family, which includes peppers and eggplant. It originated in the Andes Mountains of South America and first was cultivated by Aztecs in Mexico. Its stem and ...

Did you know that canning tomatoes can cause Clostridium botulinum? I found this information on pages 13 & 18 in the book Preserving Italy by Domenica Marchetti. This book shows how to safely preserve ...

Could there be anything more perfect than a ripe tomato, freshly picked, still warm from the sun? Tomatoes are one of those special foods that make our hearts flutter. With the arrival of tomato ...

The yellow pear tomato is an heirloom tomato, a bite size, old-time favorite. This historic mini-tomato can trace its lineage back to the 1700s in Europe. During the 1800s, this sweet, small, ...

SALISBURY — It’s tomato time in Rowan County as many home gardeners have had an ample crop this summer despite our rollercoaster weather. Commercial tomato producers are also experiencing a very good ...

Tomatoes are thought to originate in Peru. The name comes from the Aztec “xitomatl”, which means “plump thing with a navel”. They were probably introduced to Europe by the conquistador Cortez or ...