Your homegrown tomatoes taste bland for one reason: you're copying grocery-store mistakes. A $3 seed packet can grow $1,500 ...

Determinate tomato plants are more compact, require less staking, and produce their crop all at once—a real advantage for canning purposes. Most grow to 3 or 4 feet tall, although some patio varieties ...

You aren't alone if you've been disappointed by your tomato crop in Alameda. Margie Siegal shares tips to help overcome our less-than-ideal climate, and get that perfectly fresh and juicy summer ...

We're all for locally grown foods, and you can't get much more local than growing tomatoes right outside your door—what's tastier than reaching out and grabbing the perfect garnish or key ingredient ...

Seek out reputable sources like a local cooperative extension service for tomato growing advice. Standard store-bought tomato cages are often too small for most traditional tomato varieties. When ...

Growing tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) indoors may sound easy, but many gardeners find it to be a difficult undertaking because of the different growing conditions and extra maintenance. Soil ...

Do gardeners need to worry about GMO seeds or plants infiltrating their gardens? Let’s take a closer look at what, if ...

If you haven’t had the chance or pleasure to grow heirloom tomatoes, try it this year. There are slicers, beefsteaks, cherries, and more to explore when it comes to the passed-down, open-pollinated ...

Tomatoes growing on the ground are susceptible to pests and disease. Whether you have one plant or a whole crop, here's how ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A cluster of ripe red tomatoes growing on a vine - sadecestock/Shutterstock Tomatoes are a ...