What is the secret of a successful crop? If you answer the rich soil, then you are right, but it is not exactly what we are going to talk about here. One thing that people need to know is that the big secret behind a successful gardener or farmer is the perfect variety. Let us take tomato for example. Although when talking about tomatoes, most people may think of the red and round pulpy fruit at the size of the tennis ball.
But, actually this is not always right. In fact, there are so many tomato varieties available that tomatoes are one of the most diverse crop in the world of gardening. Each tomato, however, has its own unique characteristics that others do not posses. In order to have the satisfaction of yielding the abundant harvest of tomatoes that would be sufficient to be consumed, preserve for the next month and also share with their loved ones, gardeners must be able to choose the one that is suitable for their specific and unique conditions.
The unique conditions of each farmer may include the weather condition of the gardens as well as the condition of the soil. Those living in the areas with extreme weather may have some difficulties growing the tomatoes. On the other hand, those who are living in moderate weather areas may not be experiencing lots of issues as the tomatoes are among the easiest crop to grow. Even the beginner gardener find the tomatoes to be easy or at least moderately easy to grow.
For the beginners who are having issues, usually they are the ones who cannot find the perfect tomato variety for their specific needs. If you are among the beginner gardener and you are not sure on which tomato to choose, then it is better for you to grow more than one type of tomatoes at once. This can be your way of studying by experiencing and not by only reading from catalogues of seeds.
A study was conducted to know why farmers choose to grow tomatoes, what are among the most popular types, the difficulty level of planting tomatoes for the farmers and what their expectations are. The study divided tomatoes into types for organizational purposes only. A variety of tomato can be in more than one type at once. The types are:
1. Slicers
2. Cherries
3. Paste or canning
4. Big Size
5. Pear
6. Non Reds
