With tomato season taking place from May to October, you may be wondering why there are so many options for the juicy fruit. Well, the answer is easy. It is because each type of tomato delivers a ...

Large beefsteak tomatoes in kitchen basket and on cutting board - Bhofack2/Getty Images If you've ever seen a beefsteak tomato, you can probably tell they're aptly named. In 1869, a seed catalog ...

Beefsteak tomatoes are an indeterminate tomato plant. What that means is that it's a vine that never stops growing. And so, in order to form all of those really big tomatoes, it needs lots of stems, ...

From tiny red orbs to enormous fruits the size of a fist or bigger, tomatoes come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and colors (yes, colors). If you haven't explored tomato varieties beyond standard ...

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Sign up to get a taste of Los Angeles — and the world — in your own home and in your inbox every Friday There comes a moment every year around mid-August when the ...