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Sun-warmed tomatoes are weighing down plants in gardens and containers. As they ripen, we pluck them and plunk them into salads and BLTs and burgers, slice or quarter them as a snack and toss them on ...

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 ...

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 ...

Most importantly, identify the disease before taking action, regardless of what the plants look like. Blossom end rot is another disease that turns the bottoms of tomatoes black and is sometimes ...

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 ...

Searching for seeds is a late winter ritual that keeps gardeners from going stir crazy from the lack of dirt under our nails. Poring over catalogs, we browse new varieties, old heirlooms, or tried and ...

Limited space or time shouldn't deter you from enjoying homegrown tomatoes. Container size is crucial, with larger containers being preferable for sufficient root space and moisture retention. Use a ...

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 ...

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 ...