Whether you’ve heard of them or not, oxheart tomatoes have been grown for many years by passionate gardeners. So, what are oxheart tomatoes? Oxheart tomatoes are large, juicy tomatoes that have a pointed bottom. They’re very similar to the beefsteak varieties that you might be more familiar with. This variety of tomato generally ripens mid…
If deer are common where you live, and you’re growing tomatoes, you might be wondering whether deer eat tomato plants. As deer are herbivores, they do eat tomatoes. In fact, they’ll eat your tomatoes right off the vine and will even munch on the tomato plants themselves because they actually prefer to eat the leaves…
As you may be aware, there are literally hundreds of different tomato varieties. But did you know that these can be grouped into two major growth variants – determinate and indeterminate? So, what actually is the difference between the two? Determinate tomatoes are bush varieties that only grow to a certain height (4 feet or…