13E Gaining satisfaction growing tomatoes Like to grow your own tomatoes? You are not alone. By far the most popular .garden vegetable grown is the tomato. So says Gallup Organization, Inc. A national garden survey conducted by them indicated that about 87 percent of all respondents grow tomatoes in the garden. Utah gardeners register the same or perhaps an even greater preference for tomatoes. Almost everyone who grows vegetables in Utah seems to be interested in tomatoes, according to questions and comments received by Extension specialists, and county agents over the state. Alvin R. Hamson, Utah State University Extension horticulture specialist, said the questions received regarding which varieties will grow where sparked the varietal testing program conducted at the USU Farmington Horticultural Farm by the Extension Service and Agricultural Experiment Station. It is no wonder 'tomatoes, one of the most versatile of vegetables, are so. popular with Utah growers. The varietal tests at Farmington' have singled out varieties suitable for most locations in the state. Gardeners in those areas with a relatively short growing season and cool temperatures can select the varieties with the shorter maturity periods. For the. higher areas, tomatoes in the 65 day period would be about maximum. 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