Summer’s produce bounty includes many varieties of tomatoes in a vast array of sizes, shapes and colors. Clockwise from top are: persimmon, brandywine, ivory pear, purple cherokee and juliette.Brandywine, Sungold, Stupice, Cherokee Purple. Is there anything quite like a fresh summer tomato?
Now is the time to grow these fruits-often-disguised-as-vegetables, said Thomas O’Neal, owner of Signal Mountain Farms.
O’Neal said they grow 60 varieties of tomatoes, including heirlooms, hybrids and four types of cherry tomatoes.
“One of our favorites is Brandywine,” he said.
With so many options, he said different types of tomatoes take a bit of variety in care.