Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Solanaceae · Vegetable
Tomatoes are a cornerstone of many summer gardens, offering a bounty of juicy, flavorful fruits perfect for salads, sauces, and sandwiches. They thrive with ample sunlight and consistent moisture, rewarding gardeners with a continuous harvest.
- · Provide sturdy stakes or cages for support.
- · Water deeply and consistently, especially during fruiting.
- · Fertilize regularly with a balanced vegetable fertilizer.
Serving Ideas
Eaten raw in salads and sandwiches, roasted, or simmered down into sauces, soups and salsas.
Recommended: grow and source this plant without synthetic chemicals or pesticides, and rinse thoroughly before eating.
IMPORTANT: please verify food safety independently. Errors and omissions may occur.
At a glance
- Growing zones: 2-11
- Sun: Full sun
- Water: Moderate
- Maintenance: Moderate
- Type: Vegetable
- Mature size: 2-10 ft tall · 2-4 ft wide
- Bloom season: Summer · Yellow
- Pollinator friendly: Yes
- Container suitable: Yes
- Cold tolerance: Tender, killed by frost
- Heat tolerance: Good
- Soil: Well-drained, rich loam
- Growth rate: Fast
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