Tomatoes are the quintessential summer garden crop, but they’re not always simple to grow. In fact, by this point in the growing season, even the most experienced gardener may be having problems.

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Tomato plants are a popular addition to vegetable gardens, but they can be a real challenge. From the moment tomato seeds sprout to the day you compost the plant at the end of the season, tomato ...

Tomatoes are one of the most rewarding—and sometimes most frustrating—plants to grow in the garden. Just as the fruit begins to ripen, gardeners often face problems like cracked skins, blackened ...

Question: Something ate every leaf off one of my columbines! What was it, and how can I protect the rest? Answer: Columbine sawfly is likely the culprit. The adult is related to wasps and lays its ...

At the pool I talked to a friend once again about her leggy tomatoes. Over the years I’ve noticed my memory isn’t what it should be. So, I need to be taking notes when I talk to people. My friend ...

When do you start treating your tomatoes bushes for blossom-end rot? Thanks. — Sonny Blossom-end rot is a common and frustrating problem in tomatoes. There are a variety of home remedies you will see ...

If you planted your tomatoes at the best time, March to mid-April, you should be harvesting delicious, vine-ripened tomatoes by now. If you didn’t plant tomatoes for yourself, farmers markets are well ...

Is there ever a “normal” year for growing tomatoes here in North Central Texas? One spring it’s a late freeze. Another year it turns hot really early. And then there’s been this year, when the ...

There's no doubt that tomatoes are the absolute stars of any summer vegetable garden. The taste of a ripe tomato plucked from a thriving vine has a taste that's simply unmatched by anything you can ...

"What you're looking at there is a red tomato," he says, pointing at one little guy on a vine. "Now, a hundred bucks probably has been put into this garden, I will say, and finally I'm seeing some ...