Tomato plants are one of the most popular garden plants.
While the tomato is considered a fruit, it is used primarily as a vegetable. The popularity of tomatoes is due to the fact that they are so versatile. Tomatoes are used in a variety of sauces, jellies, main dishes, and eaten fresh from the vine. It says, settlers to the United States believed that tomatoes were toxic, and sometime during the 1800's people realized the tomato was safe to eat. This information should be taken into consideration when choosing tomato plants, and a list of some available varieties is as follows.