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tomatoes

My Tomato Soup Canning Recipe

March 26, 2025 by Tom Marlowe
two jars of canned tomato soup

A simple and delicious condensed tomato soup canning recipe made from fresh ingredients.

Categories Canning Tags tomatoes 16 Comments

How To Can Tomato Sauce, {Plus} Tomato Powder From Scraps

November 3, 2022 by Kendra Lynne

Learn how to make a delicious, healthy tomato sauce, and can it for years ahead. Plus, make tomato powder with the leftover scraps!

Categories Canning Tags tomatoes 29 Comments

Exactly When to Harvest Tomatoes

November 20, 2023 by Kendra Lynne
harvested tomatoes

Fully vine-ripened tomatoes are no doubt delicious. But there are several good reasons why you might actually want to harvest your tomatoes before they reach the peak of ripeness.

Categories Nightshades Tags tomatoes 40 Comments

How to Can Tomato Juice Step by Step

May 15, 2025 by Kendra Lynne
jars of canned tomato juice

Home canned tomato juice is SO much better than store-bought versions. Check out this step-by-step tutorial to see exactly how easy it is to do yourself!

Categories Canning Tags tomatoes 29 Comments

How To Freeze Tomatoes

November 20, 2023 by Kendra Lynne
zipper bags of frozen tomatoes inside freezer

Here’s a great way to keep your tomatoes until you have enough to can!

Categories Freezing Tags tomatoes 57 Comments

The Best All-Purpose Tomatoes

November 20, 2023 by Kendra Lynne

If you could only pick one type of tomato to grow on your homestead, what would it be?

Categories Nightshades Tags tomatoes 19 Comments

Tomato Suckers: What Are They and Pruning Them

May 20, 2022 by Kendra Lynne
suckers on tomato plant

To prune, or not to prune… that is the question!

Categories Garden Tags tomatoes 19 Comments

Frost Damaged Tomatoes: How to Tell and What To Do

February 9, 2026 by Kendra Lynne
frost-damaged tomatoes covered in mulch

That’s what I get for trusting this unseasonably warm Spring weather!! A frost, when I was least expecting it.

Categories Nightshades Tags tomatoes 19 Comments

Re-potting Tomato Seedlings Step by Step

April 24, 2026 by Kendra Lynne

What to do, and another what NOT to do!!

Categories Nightshades Tags tomatoes 7 Comments

Starting My Tomato Seeds (Second Year Gardening)

March 29, 2023 by Kendra Lynne

Last year, my tomato seedlings did not do well at all! This time around, I’m making a few changes. *Crossing my fingers that these plants get off to a much better start!*

Categories Nightshades Tags tomatoes 14 Comments

How To Save Tomato Seeds

March 29, 2023 by Kendra Lynne
dried heirloom tomato seeds

Step by step how to save the highest quality tomato seeds. Plus, how to store them.

Categories Nightshades Tags tomatoes 2 Comments
kendra lynne
"Hi! I'm Kendra. I'm a wife, mother, and homesteader. I love everything that has to do with simple living. I'm a canning instructor, an avid gardener, and a constant learner of old-fashioned skills. Here is where I share it all. Welcome to the adventure!"
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