Fresh,from the garden Tomatoes
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Tomato Facts
Lycopersicon lycopersicum is the scientific term for the common tomato.
Botanically, tomatoes are a fruit. This is because, generally, a fruit is the edible part of the plant that contains the seeds, while a vegetable is the edible stems, leaves, and roots of the plant.
Tomatoes belong to the same family as nightshade, the tomato's deadly cousin.
Not having at least one tomato plant in your garden is like a day without sunshine. The choices are unbelievable but taste - it can?t be beat. Warm, fresh off the vine, washed in cool water and sliced - whether on a hamburger, a sandwich, or in a salad, a tomato adds that ?something special? to any meal. A vine-ripened tomato is not only good-tasting, but to see these red globes on a plant that you started from seed or from a tiny purchased plant, is satisfying all by itself.
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