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Treat yourself to one of the most sought after pleasures of summer: homegrown tomatoes fresh from your tomato garden.

If good fortune has provided you the opportunity to taste a vine ripened tomato, you should have a clear understanding of Guy Clark’s lyrics, “There’s only two things money can’t buy. That’s true love and homegrown tomatoes”. Tomatoes have much more to offer that just their delectable taste. They are loaded with essential vitamins such as

Vitamin C ( boosts immune response, gingival health, produces collagen which strengthens muscle and bone, as well as an excellent antioxidant).

Vitamin A ( allows your eyes to better adjust to dramatic changes in light, wonderful antioxidant, keeps all mucous membranes well hydrated).

Lycopene-Tomatoes are the richest source of lycopene in the US diet (shown to be beneficial in reducing the risk of prostate cancer, ongoing research suggests that lycopene may be heart protective and may aid in blood pressure and bone health).

For a decreased risk of cancer eat more tomatoes. Your tomato garden will allow you to enjoy much more flavorful and juicy tomatoes than store bought produce. The reason for this is that the shipment process would most likely damage the tender fruits you harvest from your tomato garden.

Fruit, you ask. In a botanical sense tomatoes are a fruit. A fruit is any edible, fleshy material covering a seed or seeds. A vegetable is the edible stems, leaves, and roots of the plant. So the tomato is a fruit. However, the Supreme Court decided in 1883, that the tomato is a vegetable instead of a fruit.

Throughout history tomatoes have been vastly mistaken. Tomatoes are perennials, however, they are treated as annuals because they cannot live through fall frosts. They are a member of the nightshade genus with heritage tracing back to South America. Originally mistaken for a poisonous plant, they were used for decoration and nothing more. Not until Thomas Jefferson came along were the edible prospects discovered. Now, on a yearly basis, every American will swallow nearly 90 pounds of tomatoes.

Since limited beginnings, tomatoes have exploded into the most popular garden inhabitant in the U.S. They are easy to grow, excellent source of vitamins and delicious, tomatoes are a splendid addition to any garden.

With approximately 40 years of tomato gardening under his belt, Michael McAfee writes articles concerningTips On Homegrown Tomatoes in your own Tomato Garden.

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