Do you find the skins on these somewhat tougher than on store-bought tomatoes? I noticed this about mine back when I grew them for a couple years. Like they’re more robust or something.
I think that has to do with heat, nutrient, or water stress. Commercial tomatoes have been bred to have tougher skins, specifically, for shipping. I haven’t had the time to really dig into why my tomatoes sometimes are tough and sometimes delicate.
Commercial tomatoes are usually shipped unripe, so they’re harder and I think that’s how they survive shipping. Tomatoes I’ve grown myself and received from other people’s gardens have always had thicker, tougher skins than the ones from the store.
Do you find the skins on these somewhat tougher than on store-bought tomatoes? I noticed this about mine back when I grew them for a couple years. Like they’re more robust or something.
Yes, definitely
I think that has to do with heat, nutrient, or water stress. Commercial tomatoes have been bred to have tougher skins, specifically, for shipping. I haven’t had the time to really dig into why my tomatoes sometimes are tough and sometimes delicate.
Commercial tomatoes are usually shipped unripe, so they’re harder and I think that’s how they survive shipping. Tomatoes I’ve grown myself and received from other people’s gardens have always had thicker, tougher skins than the ones from the store.