Dana Marie's Country Living Blog

2019 was my first year to grow Green Zebra tomatoes. I bought them on accident really. When I picked up the plant the tomatoes were green, which I of course thought... great this plant has already started producing and it won't be long for red tomatoes! It wasn't until I got home to plant them that I found the tag inside the pot, which said Green Zebra. I had never heard of them before, so I looked them up on the Internet.  Most descriptions said they would be a little on the sour side, but the longer you leave them on the plant the sweeter they become, without turning red. So I left them on the plant as long as I could before picking them. I don't do sour!  I have to tell you that I have been so delighted with these tomatoes! They are sweet when I pick them and so fresh and delicious! They're great for a snack on their own or in salads.  I try to plant these every year now. It was a very delicious mistake!!  ~ Dana   copyright 2025, Dana Meier, My Olde Country ...

Last month I started an experiment. I studied-up, and found out that you can actually grow tomato plants by planting tomato slices. So I went and bought the best organic, heirloom tomatoes I could find and planted them after making a delicious bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich. It's important to get heirloom tomatoes because many of the newer varieties of tomato are hybridized and their seeds won't sprout plants that yield the same fruit as the original tomato.  I planted them in pots to start with, added just enough soil to cover them, and then watered them. That's it!   Keep watering a little every day until the seedlings start poking through the soil. This might take about a month. Let them grow a couple of inches, and then thin them out by taking the strongest seedlings and transplanting them. Hopefully, fingers crossed, you'll end up with lots and lots of tomatoes!! There are videos on YouTube to study if you are interested to see how it works.  Planting Tomato Sl...