If you take a stroll on a beautiful sunny day, around the neighborhood you'll likely see the beautiful gardens full of plump juicy vegetables. Warm summer days seem to bring out people's desire to grow their own beans, broccoli, carrots, peas, and growing tomatoes.

If you're a seasoned gardener than by now, you know how to grow various kinds of vegetables but if you're new to gardening you might not be aware of all there is know about how to handle tomatoes. Tomatoes will only flourish in warm sunny weather so it's a good idea to start preparing when the weather starts warming up. He shopping trip to your favorite gardening store will help you to begin to decide which type of tomato you want. There are many varieties of tomatoes that you can choose from and the store staff will be able to offer you the pros and cons of each type of tomato.

If you're the type of person that likes to everything from scratch then clean your own seeds for planting might be a project for you. Once you've cut into a tomato soup out the seeds and carefully place them into a small container of water. Gently poke holes into a piece of plastic wrap to cover the container. Place the container is a bright sunny area, where it can get a lot of sun and warmth. Considering the mixture every two or three days will be important to allow the seeds to ferment. If the top of the water looks dirty don't worry about it just carefully remove the dirty film and replace the plastic. After the seeds are ready gently place them into a mesh bag then transfer them on to a paper plate or into a paper envelope and leave them to dry out, this usually takes about a week

There are a few items you will need before you begin your project. Gardening gloves, soil, a shovel, fertilizer, compost markers, trowels, egg shells and a hose for watering your plants will all be important to help your project succeed.

The first thing you want to do once you've found a sunny spot to plant is to dig a relatively large deep hole, with approximately 12 to 18 inches separating each plant to allow them the space they need. After you've dug your hole throw a couple of large handles of egg shells in to help the tomato plants grow.

Tomatoes are highly susceptible to diseases so this can often be prevented by keeping your garden cleaned not allowing garbage to surround your plant. You can actually purchase a variety to have a stronger resistance to diseases so that might be something to keep in mind when you considering what to purchase.

Don't forget to water your plants once a week. After about two weeks or so, you will start to notice the plant starting to grow. It will be ready to pick when you touch them and notice they are firm and soft and even colored.

You might be surprised to learn that the tomato vine is actually quite poisonous and therefore it is really important to remember you can only eat actual tomato, and no other part of the plant.