The history of tomatoes: How a tropical became a global crop... Tomatoes are the most commonly planted garden crop in the United States, as evidenced by the wide range of tomato plants available every year in garden centers. Beyond home production of tomatoes, the U.S. has historically led global commercial production, with California being our top producing state. So, it is safe to say that Americans grow a lot of tomatoes each year.
With all these tons of tomato production in the U.S., have you ever considered where tomatoes came from in the first place? We often talk about how tomatoes are tropical plants and require additional care in our climate, but what area of the tropics did these plants originate?
Modern tomatoes
Today, the tomato is not only the most popular garden vegetable in the U.S. but is cultivated in nearly every country around the planet with a sufficient growing season. Some experts believe it is the single most important horticultural crop on the global scale.
The next time you struggle with a myriad of pathogens that plague these non-native and tropical plants, consider the history behind their journey here (and around the globe) from another continent. Maybe they aren’t doing so badly in our climate given their more global history.
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