What happens when you cook tomatoes for a long time?

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1. What happens when you cook tomatoes for a long time?
2. What is the difference between Roma tomatoes and regular tomatoes?
3. What are Roma tomatoes best used for?
4. Is baking soda good for tomatoes?
5. Will vinegar kill bugs on tomato plants?
6. Can you grow tomatoes and peppers together?
7. What do you spray on tomato plants?
8. Can I spray vinegar on tomato plants?

What happens when you cook tomatoes for a long time?

While the antioxidant activity in tomatoes is enhanced during the cooking process, vitamin C loss occurs when the food's ascorbic acid is oxidized to dehydroascorbic acid and other forms of nutritionally inactive components.

What is the difference between Roma tomatoes and regular tomatoes?

Romas tend to boil down faster than a salad tomato and have more flesh and less juice that a regular tomato. They also have more flesh and less liquid which makes them the perfect choice for sauces and canning. ... Roma tomatoes, also known as plum tomatoes, are oval or plum shaped and usually medium sized.

What are Roma tomatoes best used for?

PLUMS OR ROMAS Known in supermarkets primarily as Roma tomatoes, these big-sweet, big-acid tomatoes are known for their chewy flesh and low water content. Which makes them perfect for tomato sauce. These tomatoes also can be used for quick saute dishes or in fresh salads where you don't want excess moisture.

Is baking soda good for tomatoes?

Baking soda contains sodium bicarbonate, a substance that can help naturally control various tomato fungal diseases, including anthracnose, leaf spots, early tomato blight and powdery mildew. ... Because of this, baking soda works well as a preventative fungicide, but it doesn't spread easily or adhere well to foliage.

Will vinegar kill bugs on tomato plants?

White vinegar blasts bugs on plants as an ingredient in a homemade soap spray. Mix 3 cups water and 1 cup vinegar in a spray bottle and add 1 teaspoon of dish soap. Spray it on plants, including trees and shrubs, to get rid of pests.

Can you grow tomatoes and peppers together?

Tomatoes Although it's usually recommended to not plant tomatoes and peppers right after each other in the same bed every year, they can be grown together in the same garden bed (and then rotated to another bed next season).

What do you spray on tomato plants?

Mix 8 ounces of Hydrogen Peroxide, a gallon of water and 8 ounces of sugar together for a long lasting formula and spray on both sides of the tomato plant and leaves.

Can I spray vinegar on tomato plants?

One final widespread use of vinegar with tomatoes is as a fungicide. ... To use the mixture, stir 2 to 3 tablespoons of white or apple cider vinegar into a gallon of water and mist it thoroughly over the affected tomato plants on both the tops and undersides of the leaves (fungi often begin to grow on the undersides).