Most gardeners who grow robust tomato plants with abundant, healthy fruit know the importance of mulching. Applying a layer of mulch around plants can keep the soil cool in summer and warmer in spring ...

MULCH YOUR WAY TO BETTER TOMATOES Jodi Alton asks: Last year I had a problem growing tomatoes. I was out there watering them almost every day because the soil was drying out so fast. The weeds were ...

Question: We bought our tomatoes early and kept them in the shade of the house. They have gotten too tall and have flopped over. Can we stake them up, or should we let them become tomato vines ...

Tomatoes are renowned for their ease of cultivation and low-maintenance nature, but growers should keep a vigilant watch on their foliage. April's characteristic warm yet rainy climate sets the stage ...

June is here, which mean's it's time to get on with maintenance for the growing season.Vegetables After cool-weather crops are spent, till the soil in preparation for fall vegetables like broccoli and ...

One of the first questions gardeners often ask relates to fertilizing. Tomatoes are a warm-season crop with a fibrous, fairly dense root system that will pick up fertilizer from a zone 12 to 13 inches ...

Discovered some new information about tomatoes the other day that I didn’t realize before. We have always heard of determinate and indeterminate tomatoes. This information says there are also two ...