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Tomato Celebration – Open Garden Days

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Come out to our gardens and celebrate beautiful and delicious TOMATOES!!  June 12 2021 There will be 10 varieties of tomatoes on hand for produce judging, as well as tomato tasting! Demonstrations will include Growing Tomatoes and Canning Tomatoes Programs will include tours of the Garden Center Brazoria Environmental Education Station (BEES), 585 CR 443 (Hospital Dr.), Angleton Please pre-register for this FREE program. Go to https://tinyurl.com/2rrjpz3b Program registration allows us to deliver a quality program, as well as create an environment to maintain social distancing and follow… Read More →

Home Grown Tomato Research

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Howdy, fellow gardeners! The time is ripe for harvesting tomatoes, and I am pleased to share with you results of a tomato demonstration project committed and tended by yours truly and Brazoria County Master Gardeners. Before I get into the meat of this article, I encourage readers to improve personal eating habits by consuming tomatoes. Referencing Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Path to Plate initiative, tomatoes are fat-free, low in sodium, are a good source of vitamins A and C, and can provide 15% value of daily recommended vitamin… Read More →