There are many ways to grow tomatoes and many reasons why one method may be better than another. Here's why tomato cages are ...
Caging your tomato plants provides support while improving plant health. A plump beefsteak tomato can weigh up to a pound—that’s a lot of weight for the flexible branches of a tomato plant to support.
Tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum) may start as tiny, well-behaved seedlings, but it doesn't take long for them to produce a multitude of disorderly vines — not to mention the dozens of pounds of ...
It’s been a good tomato season this year, and reports are that tomatoes are replacing the venerable zucchini overload when it comes to giving produce away. But as we get into the end of September, and ...
Q: I have heirloom tomatoes (85–90 days). At this point we are probably less than that many days to our first frost date. Would there be any benefit to removing new flower blossoms, as those fruit ...
September often leaves gardeners with a handful of stubborn green tomatoes clinging to the vine. Here's how to help them ...