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When to Pick Tomatoes Information

January 22, 2022Posted inGardening, Vegetables

When to pick tomatoes depends on the tomato type or variety under cultivation. Green, purple and yellow tomatoes, for example, provide different cues for picking so do heirloom varieties. Nonetheless, regular red tomatoes are generally ready to pick for indoor ripening when they start developing a blush red color on the blossom end or sides of the fruit. These tomatoes can also be picked when deep red and fully ripened although vine ripening exposes them to pests and risk of other physiological problems such as splitting.

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Roma Tomatoes Information

January 17, 2022Posted inVegetables

Roma tomatoes are an American heirloom tomato cultivar, pear or plum shaped, sweet flavored with thick walls and best used for paste making, sauces, canning, ketchup and cooking. Larger than cherries and grapes in size, well known for having few seeds, Roma tomatoes ripen by turning fully red from bottom to top. They are a very productive paste-type tomato, making up for their small size by producing abundant fruit, which ripens all at once, on a single plant in a short time.

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Kennebec Potatoes Information

January 12, 2022Posted inVegetables

Kennebec potatoes are an all-purpose potato variety most suited for culinary applications such as fries, baking, boiling, chipping and frying. The tuber has white flesh and smooth thin skin which ranges from white to a creamy buff color to pale yellow or light tan. Kennebec potatoes are adapted to grow in many parts of the world. They are a high yielding variety. One of the most important features of the Kennebec potato is fortification against light blight potato disease. The variety is an heirloom kind which has been in production for at least 75 years since its release on the American market. 

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White Potatoes Information

January 9, 2022Posted inVegetables

White potatoes also known as Irish white potatoes or Irish potatoes are an all-purpose potato type with typically white, thin skin and white flesh. White potatoes have a medium-starch content, lower than the equally popular fresh market Russet cultivar. The Irish potato is good for domestic culinary recipe preparations such as soups, roasting, boiling, steaming and mashing. It has a creamy dense texture and a mild flavor that bends towards sweetness. At a commercial level, the potato is good for chipping.

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Buttercrunch Lettuce Information

January 5, 2022Posted inVegetables

Buttercrunch lettuce is a Bibb lettuce variety of the butterhead lettuce group. Buttercrunch is an easy to grow flavorful loose head lettuce with a buttery velvety texture. It is used in recipe applications such as salads, sandwiches, wraps and green juices. This lettuce is also popular with home growers because of its attractive looks, which also serve for ornamental purposes in pots and gardens. It is suitable for container growing and does not easily bolt compared to other loose head lettuce varieties.