There are more types of tomatoes than we think available. This very popular fruit simply has a special place in the human’s palate. It also seems to be very famous all over the United States and most gardeners will have at least one or two tomato seeds in their garden. They just cannot resist having the special satisfaction they can get from harvesting their own tomato crops during the summer and enjoy these wonder fruits as part of their daily meal.
Nowadays, thanks to the endless studies carried out everywhere, tomatoes’ popularity has increased to a point that they have never been. These fruits have turned out to be one very healthy fruit. It is quite amazing to find so much goodness inside its tiny body. Furthermore, when most people think that the tomato is only red, it is actually available in so many colors. Among the colors are yellow, green, orange, pink, purple, etc. Some are juicer than others, some are bigger than others, come are pulpier than others, some are sweeter than others etc. No matter which one you choose, there are plenty of tomato varieties for every taste.
According to the existing studies, there are almost 700 varieties of tomatoes in cultivation nowadays. They have their own distinct features that tell them apart and this would be mean that there is actually a tomato for everyone. When you have been a tomato gardener for many years, you would have been able to determine which seeds you love the best and what are your favorite tomatoes to grow and to consume. After all, a tomato variety that you like to eat may not be the one that you like to grow as they are high in production cost.
If you are interested in planting your own tomato and you are a beginner, then you would need to get as much information about certain tomato variety. The first that you need to know is the ability of the variety to resist disease. It is highly important because many tomato types are vulnerable toward a number of diseases and when they are infected, the worst case scenario is that they will die but the lesser one would be they do not produce enough yields. You will also need to know its growth habit. Just how long they will mature and how much yields they usually produce. You also need to know the space that each of the plant needs in order to give them enough room to grow.
