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Without a doubt, the tomato really is the most versatile plant in our garden – finding its way on to the dinner table all throughout the year in some way, shape or form. It all starts each summer when the first few ripening fruits are plucked straight from the vine and devoured immediately in the garden – a tradition that occurs every year as those long Ohio winters and the wait for fresh tomatoes collide in an unrivaled bout of impatience!
Once that craving is satisfied – the tomatoes begin to find their way in to everything from fresh green salads, cucumber tomato and onions, penne pasta dishes, Margherita pizza, tomato soup, home-made salsa, ketchup, pasta sauce, tomato juice, pizza sauce , barbecue sauce, picante salsa and more. You get the point, right? The tomato rules! And although all of the above are made from tomatoes – they are certainly not made from any one specific variety. In fact, our garden and landscape are comprised of no less than 10 to 12 varieties every year – each of which serve at least one or two purposes in the kitchen. So that leads to the question – which ones are the best to grow? Although there are hundreds if not thousands of varieties, the real key in [...]
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http://oldworldgardenfarms.com/2015/02/08/the-best-tomatoes-to-grow-for-eating-cooking-and-canning/