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Tips how to make tomatoes sweeter

Radek Štěpán 29. 08. 2023

Now is the time when tomatoes are ripening and with this hot weather anyone should have an excellent harvest. All gardeners want their tomatoes to be as sweet as possible but not all of them can achieve that. The level…

Tomato blight

Tomato blight. Prevention, prevention, prevention

Radek Štěpán 07. 08. 2023

Can’t you wait to finally get some of those tomatoes grown in your own garden but when you look at your tomato plants you want to cry? Brown spots everywhere… Tomatoes are often attacked by so-called tomato blight and these…

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Spiral tomato support stakes – good or not so good?

Radek Štěpán 31. 05. 2023

Have you already put tomatoes outside or are you still hesitating? Temperatures are quite low and in many cases they still hover around the freezing point. That is not good for many crops, including tomatoes and you should not plant…

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Tips to ensure great tomato harvest

Radek Štěpán 10. 05. 2023

Tomatoes are popular around the world and we all like to grow our own organic tomatoes if we can. Everyone wants to grow perfect tomatoes: firm, juicy, sweet and little spicy at the same time, with great aroma and free…

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Tomato varieties that do not need chemical spray

Radek Štěpán 28. 01. 2023

Do you love your own homegrown tomatoes? Of course you do because the taste of your own produce is simply unmistakeable and you know for sure that it is purely organic! There are people who think that tomatoes must be…

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Wild tomatoes. A great crop to plant this year

Radek Štěpán 25. 01. 2023

Tomato sowing time is slowly approaching and we have a tip for a new variety. Of course, there are plenty of alternatives from all kinds of fleshy and typical varieties and even black tomatoes! Today we have for you wild…

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How to slow down tomato mould efficiently

Radek Štěpán 27. 09. 2022

Tomato blight fungus is one of the most common diseases. It is a nightmare that can completely wipe out a large part of your crop. That is, if you let the infected plants continue to grow. Phytophthora infestans is quite…

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Cook it, mix it and taste it: A homemade ketchup crushes store-bought ketchups

Radek Štěpán 03. 09. 2022

The tomato harvest is gradually reaching its peak and each of us probably uses tomatoes in a similar way. Many people dry sweet tomatoes, many eat them raw or make different salads out of them. Some people even preserve tomatoes…

Green shoulder

Green shoulders around tomatoes: A physiological disorder that can be avoided

Radek Štěpán 24. 08. 2022

Do you grow plenty of tomatoes in your garden? If you do, you probably make ketchup, dry them, or process them in many other ways. When you harvest tomatoes, you will certainly have fruits that are coloured as they should…

Black tomatoes

Black tomatoes – not for decoration only but great taste too

Radek Štěpán 18. 08. 2022

Do you know which crop, excluding potatoes, is the most cultivated one? Tomatoes of course. Many people cannot imagine their diet without this excellent and tasty vegetable. Yes, that is why there is an incredible number of different cultivars, which…