Facts:
1. Tomatoes are one of the main crops grown in New Jersey.
2. It takes about eighty days for a tomato seed to grow into a plant with ripe fruit.
4. In 1980, California had the largest tomato crop.
5. A tomato is actually a fruit.
8. There are more than 4000 different kinds of tomatoes.
10. Tomatoes were not considered edible before the 1800s: people thought they were poisonous.
13. The United States grow more tomatoes than any other countries in the world.
14. Many kinds of tomato plants produce ten to fifteen pounds of tomatoes per plant.
16. Many of the tomatoes that are sold are picked before they are ripe because unripe tomatoes are less easily hurt when they are shipped.
Opinions:
3. Tomatoes from the East are juicier than those grown in the West.
6. Anyone who calls a tomato a vegetable is not very smart.
7. Tomatoes taste best when they are served in a salad.
9. Tomato soup tastes better than mushroom soup.
11. Everyone should know how to cook tomato sauce and meatballs.
12. No food in the world tastes as good as tomatoes.
15. The smell of tomatoes is too strong for anyone with a sensitive nose.