You say ToMAYto - I'll say ToMAHto

Weird Tomato Facts

• The tomato is neither a fruit nor a vegetable. Botanically it's a berry
• Because tomatoes are related to the deadly nightshade plant, Europeans wouldn't eat them for 300 years.
• All parts of the plant are indeed poisonous except for the fruit.
• Home grown and vine ripened tomatoes have a 10 times stronger flavor than commercial ripened fruit
• It was a Southern California commercial grower that developed the square tomato
• Tomatoes root 10' down but can be grown in pots as small as nine inches
• The tomato is also called the 'Wolf Peach' and 'Apple of Love'
• Tomato seeds are not digested. Which is why we find bird-sown selections in backyards and along roadsides
• In Southern California, the tomato has surpassed the orange as our biggest cash crop