{"id":355,"date":"2023-01-24T10:22:54","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T16:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trippyacres.wordpress.com\/?p=355"},"modified":"2023-02-25T11:52:36","modified_gmt":"2023-02-25T17:52:36","slug":"tomatoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trippyacres.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/24\/tomatoes\/","title":{"rendered":"Tomatoes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Scientific Name<\/strong><\/td><td><em>Solanum lycopersicum<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Growing Days<\/strong><\/td><td>60-100<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Varieties We Grow<\/strong><\/td><td>Amish Paste, Beefsteak, Cherokee Purple, Cherry Belle, Rutgers, others&#8230;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Growing Notes<\/strong><\/td><td>Tomatoes take a lot of maintenance to grow.  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