TOMATOES

Tomato is a plant of the nightshade family. Home of tomatoes is Central and South America, from Mexico to Peru. It is a perennial plant with a short life, grown as an annual plant, typically reaching 1-3 m of height with weak woody stem, which usually gets on other plants. The leaves are complex, 10-25 cm in length, with 5-9 leaves, each of which is long up to 8 cm, with a serrated edge. There are two types of leaves: plain type and potato type. The stem and leaves are fuzzy. Blossoms are with diameter 1-2 cm, yellow, with five pointed petals. The fruit is edible and brightly colored, with a diameter of 1-2 cm in wild plants and usually much greater in growned. The fruit is juicy and can grow in different shape or size. The weight may reach from 1-2 grams to 500 and more in large-fruited tomatoes.