Tomato Dirt Newsletter
Volume 14, Number 16

Dear Tomato Dirt reader,

Welcome back to Tomato Dirt! A couple times a month, we’ll send you this newsletter packed with tips about growing tomatoes and using them.

How to Preserve All That Garden Goodness

Canners and dehydrators let you store and use tomatoes all year long.

Plus, they make great gifts. Check out other handy kitchen gear like scales, drying racks, pickling crocks, tomato presses, kitchen snips … even cheese making kits and other DIY kits from our good friends at Garden Supply.

They’ve also got plenty of tutorials you can use to DIY dried flowers … storing apples … making pepper jelly or tomato chutney or your own Bloody Mary mix.

Browse the dozens of different food preservation, kitchen gear, and gardening gadgets offered to Tomato Dirt readers. Have fun!

NEW! Check for tomato growing tips each day on our Facebook page

Here’s the dirt: Tomato Dirt’s long-standing Facebook page was hacked last year. For your safety and privacy, we closed it. But never fear! We’ve started a new page with good security.

You’re invited to like the page and get plenty of tomato growing tips. And please share the new page with other gardeners you know!

Hop on over to Facebook and click “Like” right now, while you’re thinking about it.

FEATURE: 21 Tips for Storing Tomatoes

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When you know how to store tomatoes properly, you’ll be able to enjoy them at the peak of their flavor, texture, and quality.

But make some slip-ups and your garden’s pride and joy can be reduced to a mealy, mushy mess.

There are all kinds of situations you’ll face as a gardener about storing tomatoes so you can use them in a few days, a few weeks, or even in a few months.

That goes for fresh tomatoes you’ve just plucked off the vine. But also, how to store tomatoes after slicing … how to store tomatoes in the fridge … how to store green tomatoes … how to store tomatoes in the freezer … even whether to store tomatoes stem up or stem down.

First order of business: you need to know how to store tomatoes just after picking them …

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You’ll be able to diagnose pest and disease problems using step by step priceless information, illustrated with 260 full color photos.

Get the book and you’ll also get 6 free bonuses, including the Family Tomato Cookbook and a database of 1300 varieties of tomatoes. More details here.

Tomato Growing Tip: Top Recommendation For Storing Tomatoes

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Get more tips for growing tomatoes on our Tomato Growing Tips Pinterest board.

End of Summer Sale: 50% or more off

You can get 50% or more off on garden supplies, kitchen and home, pots and planters, tools, gifts, trellises, raised beds, and all kinds of other garden gear and goodies.

It’s a great time to restock your supplies or replace your tools. Browse here.

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