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[Tomato Dirt #351] Stay healthy during the holidays with…
December 18, 2025

Tomato Dirt Newsletter
Volume 15, Number 26

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.


Tomato Seeds on Sale – Get Yours EARLY


Each year, our friends at TomatoFest have a huge year-end sale on their tomato seeds. NOW is the time to get yours.

Choose from more than 400 favorite heirloom tomato varieties and tomato seed collections – up to 50% off regular retail prices during this once-a-year sale from our friends at TomatoFest.

Visit the TomatoFest store now to get best selection.


Check for tomato growing tips each day on our Facebook page


You’re invited to like Tomato Dirt's Facebook page and get plenty of tomato growing tips.

And please share our page with other gardeners you know!

Hop on over to Facebook and click “Like” right now, while you’re thinking about it.


FEATURE: Stay Healthy During the Holidays With …


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Every year, it’s the same mantra: “I can’t eat healthy during the holidays.”

Yes, you can.

By adding tomatoes to your holiday fare.

Exactly what vitamins are in tomatoes ?

The globe-shaped fruits might seem like a simple pantry staple.

In reality, they’re nutrient powerhouses, packed with vitamins your body loves.

Here’s the kicker: the vitamin content changes depending on how the tomato is prepared.

Here’s the dirt…Keep reading.


Best Tips for Growing Tomatoes: Bestseller in 89 Countries


THE tomato-growing Bible and best-seller in 89 countries: How to Grow Juicy Tomatoes. Two horticulturalists combine forces to give you advice about the right way to prune, fertilize, water and stake tomatoes.

You’ll be able to diagnose pest and disease problems using step by step priceless information, illustrated with 260 full color photos.

Get the book and you’ll also get 6 free bonuses, including the Family Tomato Cookbook and a database of 1300 varieties of tomatoes. More details here.

Tomato Growing Book


Tomato Growing Tip: Fresh, cooked, canned – each has benefits


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Get more tips for growing tomatoes on our Tomato Growing Tips Pinterest board.


Save During Burpee’s End-of-Season Clearance Sale


Seeds … herbs … tools containers … our friends at Burpee’s are clearing out their 2025 stock to make way for next growing season. And you can save big!

Check out all kinds of gardening products for sale at clearance prices. Sale items are added each day and each week so be sure to check the sale page now and then regularly over the next couple of weeks.

Right now is the perfect time to stock up for next season or buy holiday gifts for the gardeners on your list.

And since Burpee has been around for more than 140 years, they’re able to answer your gardening questions, too.

Click here to start shopping. And have fun!


More Tomato Fun Facts

How To Eat Tomatoes For Health Tomato: Fruit or Vegetable? Find Out The Juicy History of the Tomato 27 Bits of Fun Tomato Trivia

That’s it for now. More next time.

Until then, happy gardening!




Kathy with Tomato Dirt
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