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Lay two plants next to each other — uses, risks, and whether either has a grow guide.
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Solanum lycopersicum
The kitchen-garden berry we treat as a vegetable — acid, sweet, and the color of a summer table.
Flavor
Acid, sugar, a little green stem. Heirlooms taste of the variety; a winter hothouse tastes of the box.
Symptoms
indigestion, fatigue
In favor
Easy from a transplant
Against
Late blight in wet years
Days to harvest
60–85 days from transplant to ripe fruit
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