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Alegría Village Community, en Eco-village in the hills of San Mateo, Costa Rica.

Tomato

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Spanish Name

Tomate

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Scientific Name

Solanum lycopersicum

Category
Vegetables
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Perennial/Annual
Annual
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Pictures
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Edible parts
Fruit
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Recipes
Tomato SalsaClassic gazpachoTomato Basil Onion SaladMediterranean Salad
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Growth Type
VineHerbaceousShurb
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Usage
CulinaryNutritionalVegetablePollinator
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Life Cycle
Placenta 1
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Origin
Central America
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Strata Category
Low
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How to eat

Eat fresh, cooked into sauces, soups, salsas, or preserved as sun-dried or canned

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Nutritional Info

High in lycopene (antioxidant), vitamin C, potassium

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Medicinal Uses

Heart health, antioxidant, skin health

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Planting Distance

50–70 cm between plants in rows spaced 80–100 cm apart. Requires airflow and pruning to reduce fungal diseases, especially in humid regions

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Harvest Time

60–90 days after transplanting, depending on the variety and conditions. Harvests can continue for 2–5 months

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Harvest days
Tuesday, 8. April - Weekly Food BasketTuesday, 15. April - Weekly Food BasketTuesday, 22. April - Weekly Food BasketTuesday, 29. April - Weekly Food BasketTuesday, 6. May - Weekly Food BasketTuesday, 13. May - Weekly Food BasketTuesday, 20. May - Weekly Food BasketTuesday, 3. June - Weekly Food BasketTuesday, 10. June - Weekly Food BasketTuesday, 22. July - Weekly Food BasketTuesday, 29. July - Weekly Food BasketTuesday, 19. August - Weekly Food BasketTuesday, 26. August - Weekly Food BasketTuesday, 2. September - Weekly Food BasketTuesday, 9. September - Weekly Food BasketTuesday, 16. September - Weekly Food Basket