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6 ggnomictsunyf jilbwne year of the tomato celebrates this varied fruit the national garden bureau has des ignated 1998 as the year of the tomato the tomato originated in the andean mountains of south america but was first domesticated by the aztecs who lived 2000 miles to the north it was actually called torhatl the explorer cortez found the tomato in an aztec market in 1520 and took the seeds to spain in 1522 it was grown in naples italy but was not eaten as it was assumed to be poisonous the colonials brought the tomato back le6 get growing marjorie mason hogue to the new world thomas jefferson grew tomatoes in 1781 but they were still grown as ornamentals not until 1835 were tomatoes popularly eaten as food active green ross complete tire auto centre new car warranty approved pflskasi vwti thiscoopon- bulk motor oil power steenrigfluid ttt a inspect beltsandhosesia four wheel tire rotation q tire inspection adjustments of tire pressure kcr o battery inspection and cable tightenirig 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one of 2 trips for 4 to dunedin to watch the jays or one of twenty beach bags loaded with prizes could be yours dont miss the jays of summer in their early return to skydome for tickets call 416 3411234 or outside toronto 1 888ok go jay friday march 6 705 saturday march 7- 105 spring training ticket prices 21 15 10 5 brinq even then it was advised to first cook them for three hours by 1880 six distinct types of tomato seeds were offered to gar deners some of these heritage varieties are still available such as brandywine in 1949 w atlee burpee intro duced the first fl hybrid tomato big boy tomatoes today are classified according to fruit shape days to maturity and colour from small est to largest tomatoes are described as cherry plum pear standard and beefsteak days to maturity means the number of days from planting outdoors to the first expected ripe fruit early tomatoes produce in 55 to 65 days midseason in 66 to 80 days while late varieties require more than 80 days the colour ranges from creamy white to lime green yellow gold pink orange and red the pink yellow and orange varieties have a milder flavour but they do not contain less acid as is usually thought plant growth can be defined as indeterminate determinate or semideterminatel indeterminate tomatoes contin ue growing and producing fruit until killed by frost they are usu ally staked and the excessive growth pruned off determinate tomatoes produce a bushy compact plant they flower set fruit and ripen in a short time so the main harvest is concentrated in a few weeks semideterminate plants set and ripen fruit over a longer peri od of time that a regular determi nate type tomato seed should be sown indoors six to 1 0 weeks before the last frost date may 24 the seedlings should be transplanted into twoandahalf inch pots burying the stems to the first set of leaves grow them in a sunny window with cool nighttime tem peratures 60 degrees f in mid may they should be hardened off outside before plant ing into the ground or containers todays tomato varieties are resistant to many troublesome diseases but one physiological disorder is often a problem blos somend rot begins when fruit is about halfdeveloped during peri ods of half growth when soil moisture is alternately high or low the plant is unable to take up calcium resulting in the rot to keep soil moisture even always put a mulch of two to three inches of straw around the tomato plants unlike the early people who were sure that tomatoes were poi sonous we know they supply us with vitamins a c potassium calcium and lycopene which pre vents certain types of cancer dont miss canada blooms which funs march 11 to 15 at the south convention centre in toronto an easy covered walk from union station i shall be speaking at 1 1 am on wednes day and saturday and demonstrat ing the making of a moss hanging basket at 330 pm on those same days send questions or comments care of this newspaper our address fax number and email address can be found 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