S ALAD G REEN S AVVY Growing greens is one of the best options for home gardeners. Here we give you two lettuce culture hints and a complete list of salad green sources . L UST Tomato Tip Tomatoes are heavy feeders, and they like rich soil. But don't overdo it, or you'll have all leaves and no fruits. Give them light drinks of liquid seaweed or fish emulsion throughout the growing season.
Every gardener loves tomatoes.
We love them in salads and sandwiches. We love them on pizza, on pasta, stuffed and baked, sliced raw, sauteed, and as a drink with Tabasco sauce, lemon juice, and vodka. Most of all, we love them fresh from our home garden, where they are the single most widely grown crop in the United States. But despite its intensity, our love affair with the tomato is a surprisingly recent development. The story of its meteoric rise from obscure horticultural curiosity to garden superstar provides a fascinating look at evolution and change both in the tomato and in our relationship with it.