Homegrown Tomatoes vs. Store Bought

Tomatoes are the number one favorite produce to be planted in home gardens today. Growing your own tomatoes is fun. You can even have tomatoes still growing after the first frost, when in the stores they are at their highest cost. All it takes is to plant a plant next to the house to keep it out of the cold and throw a thin plastic sheet over it at night to keep it warm.

Tomatoes have more flavor and are juicer home grown. Some of the juicer tomatoes are damaged in shipping to the stores. Tomatoes are easy to grow. A person only needs a few plants to have fresh tomatoes all summer. The store bought tomatoes have chemicals on them to keep them fresh. This is one of the reasons why growing your own is a healthier way to enjoy your tomatoes. One of the benefits of growing tomatoes at home is that it can save you money.

So when you compare the quality of homegrown tomatoes with store bought ones, the homegrown tomato wins out every time. But, in the future, who knows? Scientists are working on a new tomato with a gene that controls ripening in tomatoes. This discovery of the gene proves there is a way to let the tomato stay on the vine longer so that it can develop better before it is sent to the stores. They are also working on a healthier tomato that has more cancer-fighting abilities.