Question: We are ready to plant our tomatoes. What soil preparation do you recommend to be successful? Answer: Tomatoes appear quite happy in our sandy soils if you do nothing but add lots of water ...

Red, delicious, and easy to grow... if you do your homework on the best soil for growing tomatoes, that is. Yes, there’s a ...

Young green tomato plants with no tomatoes growing in a garden. - Ekaterina Savyolova/Getty Images For tomato lovers, the joy of plucking a perfectly ripe fruit from the vine, slicing it, adding a ...

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 ...

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 ...

This is the time of year when gardeners are counting down the days until they harvest their first ripe red (or yellow or purple) tomato. For most gardeners, the tomato truly is the guest of honor at ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Tomatoes are a top crop in many home gardens. Whether you can them, stew them, or pop a cherry tomato in your mouth straight from the vine, ...

I think we finally broke out of the freezing cold weather we were stuck in. Spring is on its way; I can tell by the amount of garden questions floating around. I have had several questions about ...

Tomatoes are the most popular home-grown vegetable — they are delicious, healthy and very useful for meals. But they are not a particularly easy-to-grow crop, and tomatoes can be tricky to produce in ...

1. If you have a favorite tomato plant, “clone” it now to start new plants for a better harvest in autumn by layering or by making cuttings from 18-inch-long stems. Layer by burying a foot or so of ...