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What is the best month to plant cherry tomatoes, and how many months from sowing to maturity?
The cherry tomatoes we usually buy, those little red fruits with a sweet-and-sour taste, can actually be grown at home in flower pots, on balconies, or even in a small vegetable patch! Homegrown cherry tomatoes are not only fresh, but watching the seedlings slowly flower and bear fruit is also very rewarding. However, beginners may be puzzled: when exactly is the right time to sow? From scattering the seeds to picking the fruit
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The History of Tomato Cultivation and How to Get Lycopene from Tomatoes and What It Does
Have you ever heard the story of the history of tomato cultivation? The most nutritious substance in tomatoes is lycopene, right? So how do you get lycopene from tomatoes? It is generally believed that the Peruvians were the first to cultivate tomatoes. From the 16th to the 17th century, when tomatoes had just been introduced to Europe (Spain), they were treated as food, but the part people ate at the time was not the fruit but the leaves. Because the toxins in tomato leaves poisoned those who ate them, tomatoes were regarded as an ornamental plant for a very long time. From the 18th century onward they began to be grown as a vegetable in Southern Europe.
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