Use Garden Markers to Distinguish Your Specialty Tomatoes

Choose the Right Tomatoes for Your Summer Garden and Identify Them With Garden Markers

Spring is here and the signs are in evidence. That means it is time to start making plans for planting your summer vegetable garden. One of the staples of the summer garden is tomato plants. They deliver luscious fruit all summer long. People grow tomatoes for several different uses and you should consider what you want to do with your tomatoes before you select the seeds or plants. Then, clearly identify each kind of plant with garden markers so that you can decide which will be keepers for next year’s garden.

Some people grow tomatoes for the sheer pleasure of enjoying juicy, red-ripe slices on their plate or sandwiches. Others prefer the grape-like cherry tomatoes for salads while still others want some plump beauties for sauces that will be stored away until winter. No matter whether you are choosing for flavor, size or disease-resistance – we have a plant suggestion for you. Keep in mind that hybrid plants will offer the best protection against chronic tomato plant diseases while open-pollinated varieties will allow you to harvest your own seeds for another year’s garden.

Jewel-sized Salad Gems

The most popular tomatoes for salads are Sungold yellow cherry tomatoes and the Supersweet 100. A top recommended hybrid is the Mountain Magic and for open-pollinated the Peaceview and Black Cherry tomatoes.

Slicing-sized Beauties

The most popular tomatoes for slicing are definitely the beefsteak varieties. These come in deep red and are loved for their roundness and firmness. These include tomato varieties like Beefmaster, Better Boy and Big Beef. The most recommended hybrids are the Iron Lady, Jetstar and the Defiant and for open-pollination highly recommended are the Rutgers, Super Choice and Ruth’s Perfect

Canning Treasures

For those who grow to preserve in a can, the most popular are Roma VF. Our hybrid recommendation is Plum Regal and our open-pollinated suggestion is Opalka.

Somewhere in the garden we suggest trying a few plants grown sheerly for fun. Use garden markers to draw attention to special interest varieties like the Manyel which is a citrusy yellow tomato with excellent color and taste. The Green Zebra is a one-of-a-kind tomato that sports green striping and the Striped German or Mr. Stripey is an attention-grabbing pink and yellow variegated colored tomato.

Now’s the time to plot out your vegetable garden. Mark off the soil, plan your rows and order your garden markers. Give some thought as to what you want to do with the tomatoes you plant so that you choose a variety best-suited to your desires. Then, pick up the equally-considered markers we offer at Kincaid Plant Markers. You take your garden seriously – and so do we.