Are tomatoes grown in your home garden safe to eat?

Question

Are tomatoes grown in your home garden safe to eat?

Answer 1

Yes..of course they are.  Tomatoes themselves do not cause salmonella.  They were contaminated with it from an outside source like infected manure run off or unsanitary workers

Answer 2

Not only are they safer....but they taste soooooo much better than any tomato you can buy in the store.

Answer 3

Yes and ohhh so yummy!! You can't get any better than homegrown.

Answer 4

as long as illegal farm workers are not pooping in yours, like they are all over the US in the food crops.

Answer 5

Of course , we grow : corn , carrots , squash , peas , beans , potatoes , cucumbers , tomatoes , and even watermelon . And it's all in our backyard !!!

Answer 6

If you used clean water to water them, and there is no chance of bacteria contamination from animals or humans (septic tanks, etc.) then they are OK.

Answer 7

Yes, very safe.  Home grown is the only way to get a good tasting tomato too.  Tomatoes grown for the supermarket etc are picked green and gassed with ethylene to turn red.

Answer 8

Absolutely as long as you have not used any harmful non-approved chemicals to grow them. Fresh, home-grown tomatoes are actually better for you than the ones you buy in the grocery because, as soon as vegetables are picked, they begin losing their nutrient value. Therefore, the less time between picking and eating the better.

There is an old song that says, "There're only two things that money can't buy and that's true love and home-grown tomatoes!"

Answer 9

They should be, as long as you grow and handle them safely.  

There's a good article at eHow that explains how to stay safe when shopping for tomatoes and eating them.  You should check it out:

http://www.ehow.com/how_2325972_buy-eat-...

How to Eat Tomatoes and Stay Safe

In particular, it says that washing or cooking won't help keep you safe, and it's best to avoid contaminated produce in the first place.

Hope that helps.

Answer 10

That's a good question.After 30 years of eating them I think they are safe.Is anything totally safe anymore?

Answer 11

yes those are safer than any in store cause you dont know what pestices are on them and where was grown eat away can even make fried green tomatoes and dip in ranch dressing yummy

Answer 12

Yes.

Answer 13

Yes of course, just wash them off as you would any other tomato.

Answer 14

Yes, your plants a re contained and not venerable to animals and and foreign substances getting into the ground and eventually into the plant.

Answer 15

ya. My grandparents have a garden and have fruits and vegies in it. and they have tomatoes. We get them every year from them along with a whole bunch of other stuff. it's always better fresh from a garden. :)