Dahlia
Garden Addicted
I just learned that supposedly if you add a few teaspoons of baking soda to your garden, you can boost the sweetness of your tomatoes!!
Do you wish for sweeter tomatoes?
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digitS'
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Flavor is likely very complex, probably includes a combination of proteins, minerals and starches.
That sentence indicates that I really don't know anything about it
. But ... I'm gonna guess that sugar is only a part of the complexity. If sweetness is high, other flavorful compounds may be lacking.
Saying that is my cover for admitting that i prefer tomato sweetness. I find that in hybrid cherries — my choices. Oddly, Yellow Jelly Bean stands out for me and one reason is that it tastes like a red cherry.
BTW – I've read that the skin to meat ratio of cherries means higher sugar content is possible without splitting. Degrees Brix, the horticulturalists say, for measuring sucrose.
Steve
That sentence indicates that I really don't know anything about it
. But ... I'm gonna guess that sugar is only a part of the complexity. If sweetness is high, other flavorful compounds may be lacking.Saying that is my cover for admitting that i prefer tomato sweetness. I find that in hybrid cherries — my choices. Oddly, Yellow Jelly Bean stands out for me and one reason is that it tastes like a red cherry.
BTW – I've read that the skin to meat ratio of cherries means higher sugar content is possible without splitting. Degrees Brix, the horticulturalists say, for measuring sucrose.
Steve
flowerbug
Garden Master
after last year i don't think i could get sweeter ones.
using baking soda would change the pH of your soil a little and that can make more of certain other compounds available to plants.
i'm not too likely to do it here, i need to go the other direction for pH with some elemental sulphur to counteract the well water which has some calcium in it.
using baking soda would change the pH of your soil a little and that can make more of certain other compounds available to plants.
i'm not too likely to do it here, i need to go the other direction for pH with some elemental sulphur to counteract the well water which has some calcium in it.
I've found that cutting back on watering once the fruit starts to ripen concentrates the sugars quite a bit. Doesn't work as well in really hot climates where the plants are already stressed, but in milder weather it makes a noticeable difference.
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Dahlia
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Welcome to the forum from the Pacific Northwest!
R2elk
Deeply Rooted
Adding azomite will increase the flavors including sweetness. Azomite is trace minerals.
akroberts
Deeply Rooted
I have a preference for my tomatoes but I kinda like a little bit less sweet tomatoes. I have heard that if you add sugar around your tomatoes they can be sweeter.
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Dahlia
Garden Addicted
Another tomato tip I learned from one of my lovely gardening neighbors was that you can make your tomatoes last longer if you store them stem side down and remove the stems.
digitS'
Garden Master
I believe that it is @Dirtmechanic ,
who makes use of molasses in garden soil on a regular basis.
He likely has an idea re sweetness of fruit.
Steve
who makes use of molasses in garden soil on a regular basis.
He likely has an idea re sweetness of fruit.
Steve
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Dahlia
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Interesting! I've only ever used molasses for one thing -- making gingerbread houses!
