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 ...

There are few crops more satisfying to harvest than fresh homegrown tomatoes; it is one of the reasons why they are top of many people’s favorite crops to grow at home. So it is important to do ...

Disease- and pest-resistant cultivars are labeled by an alphabet soup behind their name. Here's what those letters mean: V for verticillium wilt, F for fusarium wilt, FF for two strains of fusarium ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you're growing tomatoes in your garden, it's a pretty safe bet that you want them to become plump, red, and juicy. You don't want to deal ...

When choosing tomato seedlings, check the plant's leaves and stems for any discoloration or infection to reduce future issues. Consider using stakes or cages to keep your plants off the ground and to ...

Tomatoes are often the staple of any home vegetable garden and there are ample reasons why. The fruit (often mistakenly considered a vegetable) is tasty, relatively easy to grow and is a versatile ...

One of the joys of gardening at this time of the year is harvesting vine-ripened tomatoes from backyard gardens. Tomatoes planted at the proper time from March to mid-April begin to ripen fruit in May ...

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 ...

Your garden likely needs sulfur. Our natural desert soil has a pH of about 8.5 to 7.5, which is alkaline. A pH of 6 or 6.5 (slightly acidic) is ideal. (Remember, 7.0 is neutral.) However, if you have ...

Tomato plants thrive in the summer. The plant's growing season runs from May to October, with production peaking in the warmer months of July through September. Unfortunately, summertime conditions ...