Plump, juicy tomatoes are always a favorite at harvest time during the height of summer through the early fall. When growing tomatoes in your vegetable garden, you have a choice of starting them from ...

Sometimes we learn best from our failures. Sure, you can read about how to do everything the right way, but the mistakes that you'll always remember are the ones you made yourself. After over 20 years ...

Transplanting your tomato plants is a little different than other plants. In this video I show you exactly how to get your ...

Question: I love homegrown tomatoes and I want to grow as many as possible all summer long. How do I make that happen? Answer: Tomato starts have been available in stores and farmers markets since ...

Tomatoes are the most popular vegetables grown in home gardens. They are also the first vegetable that many beginner gardeners choose to start with. Homegrown tomatoes are much more flavorful since ...

Every year, gardeners gamble on when to start planting. Is another freeze coming? What about snow? Well, Kelly McGowan and I are here to say start planting now! It’s rare to get a freeze in late April ...

Growing tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) indoors may sound easy, but many gardeners find it to be a difficult undertaking because of the different growing conditions and extra maintenance. Soil ...

Tomato plants undergo five primary growth stages: germination, seedling, vegetative, flowering and fruiting. Each stage of the tomato life cycle requires different needs for sunlight, warmth, water ...

Since April, readers have been asking why their tomato plants looked so funky. Seriously, people! Tomatoes are heat-loving tropical plants. If you haven’t planted tomatoes yet, it’s not too late; they ...