Fresh Picked Homegrown Tomatoes
I love to grow tomatoes in the summer. Store-bought tomatoes just don’t have the same taste as a nice ripe fresh picked tomato. I never really know the difference between a cherry or grape tomato.
You know the taste of a ripe, fresh, juicy tomato in the summer months. Image having them available all summer long on your deck or patio for easy picking for your salad, sandwiches, and more.
There are so many varieties of tomatoes that grow in containers like like the cherry tomato and the grape tomato. Some can grow in baskets, some need to be staked because of the weight, and some are bushy and can grow in a larger pot or container. No matter which tomatoes you decide to plant, you will enjoy the riches of the taste from the effort to care for and grow tomatoes.
Do you love fresh picked homegrown tomatoes?
Why buy tomatoes at the grocery store when you can have fresh picked homegrown tomatoes. The cost for tomatoes is rising at the store and the farmer’s market. I just bought tomatoes last week at the farmer’s market and they were 1.50/lb. and they also had a better variety for 2.50/lb.
For the price of one-pound tomatoes at the market, you could have a plant that produces over 100 tomatoes for you in a season. The bonus–they are so easy to grow in containers.
Imagine going out on your deck or patio and picking your fresh tomatoes for your salad for dinner. Maybe you are like my husband and enjoy a tomato sandwich. A patio tomato plant would be perfect to supply many larger tomatoes.
Cherry or Grape Tomato- How Do You Know?
I have grown these tomatoes on my deck for years. Friends enjoy picking them while sitting on the deck, enjoy a cold beverage and socializing. They are easy to grow. I bought a large pot and filled it with some Miracle-Gro potting mix and planted the tomato plants in the center. Then I added support with a wire tomato cage and watered them.
You should use tomato fertilizer according to the directions for the Miracle-Gro instructions. That is about it. Just be sure to keep them watered so they produce delicious crops.
Here are a five differences between the cherry and grape tomato:
1. Grape tomatoes grow like grapes, on a vine and in clusters.
2. Cherry tomatoes also grow on vines but spaced farther apart from each other.
3. Cherry tomatoes are available in yellow, red, and orange and grape are only red.
4. Cherry tomatoes have a shorter shelf life, are sweeter, and juicier.
5. Cherry tomatoes are larger and sweeter than the grape tomato.
