There is something wonderful about fresh, homegrown tomatoes. They always taste so much better than those bought at the store, and they have this delicious smell to them. So, it is always hard to see ...

Tomatoes are usually the best part of many backyard gardens, but if you’ve ever tried growing them, you know they come with their own challenges. One of the biggest headaches for growers is early ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Tomatoes represent a $1.9 billion annual crop, nationwide. They’re planted on 330,000 acres across 18 states, but diseases such as bacterial spot can ravage the popular crop.

Not to beat a dead horse, but we still need rain. At least I do in my garden. I finished weeding my tomatoes yesterday and the soil was dry and dusty, even below a couple of inches. We got rain last ...

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas (KMBC) — Weeks of heavy rain and high humidity this summer have taken a toll on tomato crops across Kansas and Missouri, leaving some farmers short on supply. “Tomato season for ...

This year, my husband and I planted tomato transplants early (Feb. 11) in our three raised garden beds at our home. By mid-April we began picking tomatoes and feel that we had a tremendous harvest. We ...