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[Tomato Dirt #274] Like flavor? Here are 13 of the sweetest cherry tomatoes for your garden
January 26, 2023

Tomato Dirt Newsletter
Volume 13, Number 2

Dear Tomato Dirt reader,

Welcome back to Tomato Dirt! A couple times a month, we’ll send you this newsletter packed with tips about growing tomatoes and using them.


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FEATURE: 13 of the Sweetest Cherry Tomatoes to Grow in Your Garden


Like flavor? Then grow cherry tomatoes.

Just choose from this list of tastiest types.

It’s no secret that smaller tomato varieties are sweetest. A bowl of cherry tomatoes on the kitchen counter is the ideal summer snack. And who can resist plucking a cherry tomato off the vine and popping it into your mouth?

You may be surprised to learn that a tomato’s sweetness factor is not subjective.

Scientists have gathered objective data which measure a tomato’s flavor. Home gardeners like you and me benefit from their expertise …

(Keep reading)


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Grow light user tips


It’s easy to start and grow tomatoes and veggies inside with grow lights. Grow lights come in all shapes and sizes: modular, mobile, tabletop, and freestanding units.

Our friends at Gardener’s Supply offer all kinds of grow light systems and the gear you need to grow healthy indoor seedings and plants, including light stands and grow light systems, grow light bulbs, plant trays, seed starter kits…

They’ve also got plenty of useful advice about starting and growing plants indoors: how to start seeds … making your own seed starting pots … choosing seed starting mix … even tips for thinning seedlings.

Check out different grow light options here.

. And get ready for a fantastic garden this year.


More about cherry tomatoes

Growing Cherry Tomatoes FAQs 5 Tips for Growing Cherry Tomatoes in Containers Myths about Growing Cherry Tomatoes Sungold Tomato: It’s Like a Party in Your Mouth

That’s it for now. More next time.

Until then, happy gardening!




Kathy with Tomato Dirt
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