Yet Another Reason to Grow Your Own Tomatoes

According to the June 2, 2008 Austin-American Statesman, "state health officials are advising that people not eat any raw Roma or full-sized round tomatoes other than those sold attached to the vine or grown at home. Texas is among nine states involved in a Salmonella outbreak linked to tomatoes."

The solution? Grow your own. If you didn't get your tomato crop in the ground in March or April, you can still plant a second crop in late July or early August. Start your seeds indoors now to have a plant large enough to transplant in six weeks.