Pick tomato varieties suited to your space and climate for a successful harvest. Create well-draining, sunny soil for optimal growth; raised beds or containers can help. Plant tomatoes deep, water ...

Saving tomato seeds to grow your own tomatoes is a cheaper alternative to buying tomatoes. Here's how to do it and ensure you ...

Tomatoes are the rock stars of the summer harvest and this is the time of the growing season when many tomato growers are counting down the days until they harvest lots of ripe fruit. This is also the ...

Mid-July is a good time to evaluate tomato plant progress and make adjustments. Prune excess foliage and remove lower leaves to improve air circulation and reduce disease. Monitor plants for pests and ...

Whether you start your tomatoes from seed or buy tomato seedlings, as you get ready to plant them, keep in mind proper spacing is essential for successful growing. As a rule of thumb, allow 2 to 3 ...

Tomatoes are among the easiest plants to grow. But if your plant doesn't look healthy and is producing a low yield, you're ...

Farmer Andrea Bushre of NanBop Farm shares the scoop on hard-to-find seeds for growing life-changing tomatoes. Here are 5 must-try tomatoes, our favorite seed vendors, how to start seeds and small ...

“You say to-may-tow, I say to-maw-tow, you say po-tay-tow, I say po-taw-tow.” Aah, you can close your eyes and join Luis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald finishing the lyrics to that catchy Ira Gershwin ...

HOUSTON – If you’ve been thinking of growing tomatoes in the Houston area, we’re nearing the end of tomato planting season. Urban Harvest’s Director of Permaculture Education, Carol Burton, takes us ...

Regardless of type, tomatoes are hungry plants that need well prepared soil, with plenty of compost and manure dug in. Add a balanced organic fertiliser, like blood & bone, which will provide plenty ...

Janet Kiddoo, a plant lover in Northridge, sent an email regarding a new innovation in tomato growing. Through conventional plant breeding methods — with no GMO (genetically modified organism) ...

Tomatoes are by far the most popular crop for most vegetable gardeners in Greater Columbus, and most gardeners keenly anticipate harvesting their first ripe red, yellow or purple beauties of the ...