Botanists know it as Solanum lycopersicum 'wolf peach.' Introduced into Europe, it was supposed poisonous and so lethal to lupus. But Europeans never seemed to agree between themselves and, being European, favour an aphrodisiacal explanation.
According an editorial last year in the journal Nature, the world produces some 800 billion tomatoes each year. Most are an insult to consumers. The only answer is to grow your own. Here are some timely tips and a little on the background of the home gardeners favourite fruit.