06/21/2026
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From the Farmer's Alamanac: true! Let’s be honest: store-bought tomatoes just can’t compete with the sun-ripened sweetness of one plucked from your own garden 😍 Whether you’re dreaming of salsa, sauce, or that perfect BLT, growing tomatoes is the garden goal of summer 🍅🍅🍅
Initially, tomatoes were thought to be poisonous and only grown in the 19th century as an ornamental plant called “The Apple of Paradise” in Germany and “The Apple of Love” in France. The mistaken idea that tomatoes were poisonous probably arose because the plant belongs to the nightshade family, of which some species are truly poisonous. But not tomatoes! See less
Let’s be honest: store-bought tomatoes just can’t compete with the sun-ripened sweetness of one plucked from your own garden 😍 Whether you’re dreaming of salsa, sauce, or that perfect BLT, growing tomatoes is the garden goal of summer 🍅🍅🍅
Initially, tomatoes were thought to be poisonous and only grown in the 19th century as an ornamental plant called “The Apple of Paradise” in Germany and “The Apple of Love” in France. The mistaken idea that tomatoes were poisonous probably arose because the plant belongs to the nightshade family, of which some species are truly poisonous. But not tomatoes!
Learn more facts and folklore about everyone's favorite fruit! Or is it a vegetable? 🤔 Almanac.com/plant/tomatoes
