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Tomatoes

Bull's Heart Heirloom Tomato Variety

Bull’s Heart Heirloom Tomato Variety

Bull's Heart or also called Ox Heart, Beef Heart or Coeur de Boeuf is our favorite heirloom tomato variety. We grow many heirloom tomatoes but this one stands out and deserves a separate post. Bulls's Heart was a tomato I grew up with. It must have been my father's favorite because I remember him ...

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It is always a very exciting day when tomato plants can go into the ground! Here a complete guide on how to transplant tomato plants into the ground.

Transplanting Tomato Plants into the Ground

It is always a very exciting day when my tomato plants can finally go into the ground! I start all the seeds indoors. We grow mainly heirloom tomato varieties. Here we share how we do the transplanting tomato plants into the ground. When to plant tomatoes out Tomatoes are a warm-weather crop. ...

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Growing Tomatoes Summer Update

Growing Tomatoes Summer Update

Growing tomatoes in cold climate and harvesting ripe tomatoes in the summer is something we write a lot about here at Northern Homestead. Today we are sharing a 'growing tomatoes summer update' in pictures. Starting from seeds, planting and harvesting ripe tomatoes in July. This (2019) is a good ...

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This Roasted Tomato Sauce recipe is simple and very delicious. Tomatoes roasted with onions and garlic, sprinkled with olive oil. No peeling is necessary.

Oven Roasted Tomato Sauce

Follow my blog with Bloglovin We have been enjoying the yummy taste of homemade oven roasted tomato sauce for a few years now. It all started when fellow blogger The Free Range Life posted the Roasted Tomato Sauce recipe that looked so yummy and sounded so easy. Since we had lots of homegrown ...

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Heirloom tomato varieties we grow in a northern garden. This is our sixth year of growing tomatoes in Alberta, a challenging and fun thing to do.

Heirloom Tomato Varieties We Grow In a Northern Garden

Growing tomatoes in cool climate is a challenging and fun thing to do. We grow mainly heirloom tomatoes. Every year we try some new varieties and choose from those that have proven to be great for our garden. And there are so many to choose from. Not all tomatoes are the same. Some ripen faster ...

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How to freeze tomatoes

The Easiest Way to Preserve Tomatoes

From the moment we plant the very first tomato seeds (when it is still snowing), we look forward to harvesting the ripe tomatoes, biting in, and savoring the taste ... Yummy! We grow many tomatoes, so we can enjoy them right from the vine, in salads, and meals. We also preserve tomatoes in yummy ...

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Tomatoes ripen nicely after already being harvested. They also still taste better then the store bought ones. Learn all about how to ripen green tomatoes.

How To Ripen Green Tomatoes

Our growing season is very short. It might just be 100 days, plus our summers tend to be on the cooler side. At the end of the short summer, there are usually still many green tomatoes. Thankfully, tomatoes ripen nicely after already being harvested. Here is how to ripen green tomatoes indoors. Why ...

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How to Grow Tomatoes Indoors

How to Grow Tomatoes Indoors

Tomatoes are one of the plants that represent summer. The aroma, the bright colours, and the yummy taste all remind us of a sunny summer day. Gardeners often can't wait to start growing them. Today we want to talk about how to grow tomatoes indoors. Can you, should you, and how to do it. Can you ...

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Tomato root rot is fatal and contagious. Learn what it is and how to prevent it. Tomato root rot is not something you want to take lightly.

Tomato Root Rot

Growing tomatoes is fun, and we grow lots every year. However, it gets difficult when plants develop diseases; the growing season is pretty much over if that disease is deadly. Tomato root rot is one of them. What is tomato root rot Tomato root rot is just what the name says, the roots of the ...

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Here you will find answers to why do Tomatoes Crack and Split as they Ripen, how to prevent it and what to do with those split tomatoes.

Why do Tomatoes Crack and Split as they Ripen

A friend sent me this picture with a question: Hi Anna, do you know what's wrong with my tomatoes??? :( Admittedly, it looks rather scary, but it actually is just a cracked fruit. Here you will find answers as to why tomatoes crack and split as they ripen, how to prevent it, and what to do with ...

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