Tomato Dirt Newsletter
Volume 14, Number 18

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.

End of Season 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.

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: Green Tomatoes – a Gardener’s Q & A

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Green tomatoes are a bit of a curiosity.

Say the word “tomato” and most of us think of luscious red globes sliced on a sandwich or the sweet explosive flavor from a ripe cherry variety that explodes in your mouth.

While green tomatoes aren’t red, they have plenty of culinary potential. That’s part of their mystery.

Among the most frequently asked questions and answers about green tomatoes are …

Are green tomatoes just unripe red tomatoes?

Yes and no. Green tomatoes can be unripe red tomatoes. Or they may be specific varieties that stay green even when fully ripe... Keep reading …

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Tomato Growing Tip: What are tomatillos?

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

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. Great gift ideas, too. Have fun!

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