Beautiful, ripe tomatoes growing off of a vine. - HiTecherZ/Shutterstock Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) are certainly one of the more popular plants for gardeners, and with all of the tips and hacks ...

One way I determine when a garden column topic has risen to the level of sheer crisis is when I get the same question four times on a single bike ride. You see, after more than 35 years of competitive ...

One of the special joys of home vegetable gardening is harvesting vine ripened tomatoes. Most gardeners have their tomatoes planted by now. It’s not too late to plant tomato transplants if you have ...

One of the special joys of gardening this time of year is harvesting vine-ripened tomatoes from backyard gardens. While tomato harvest typically extends into July, high temperatures, diseases and ...

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If you have been growing tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) in your yard for any period of time, you've likely experienced the frustration of losing crops to diseases like late blight after prolonged ...

Tomato plants, as well as the fruits themselves, come in many different shapes and sizes. It means that you can grow tomatoes in whatever space you have. With that in mind, this guide looks ...

When it comes to weather, this has been a really tough growing season. Growing tomatoes in a container in 90-plus degree weather is not easy. I’ve had to water my pot of tomats twice a day to keep ...

Homegrown tomatoes warm the hearts of folks with land or without. Those of us with limited real estate for cultivating often plant in pots and may believe we are limited in the varieties that take to ...

If you crave the taste of luscious, homegrown tomatoes but don’t have the space to manage a full-sized garden, then container gardening might be just the thing for you. Tomatoes are the home ...