Like many a Seattle-area gardener, when Marcia Dillon first tried growing tomatoes here, she was shocked by how hard it was. “When I first moved here, it was quite humbling,” she says. “Back in Ohio, ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Wannabe gardeners without a patch of earth to call your own — a simple thing called a grow bag can get you gardening without a yard. As long ...

Tomatoes still green on your vine, and first frosts are round the corner? You can still rescue your tomatoes and ripen them ...

The roots of your tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) plants need plenty of room to grow, but compacted soil can limit their ability to produce healthy fruit and also promote pathogens. When tomato plants ...

While building a sandwich, have you ever thought to yourself, "Wouldn't it be nice if I could just pluck my own tomatoes off the vine to slice up and pile on this, Ina Garten-style?" Well, the process ...

My red grow bags are doing a marvelous job of nurturing my tomatoes, peppers and potatoes. So good, in fact, they are creating a problem. When the plants were little, I lined up all the bags side by ...

March is when we begin to plant our spring vegetables, such as tomatoes, peppers, snap beans, squash and cucumbers. These vegetables like warm temperatures and cannot tolerate freezes. Although one or ...

Scott Daigre knows tomatoes. For 18 years he’s produced Tomatomania!, a traveling springtime smorgasbord of more than 300 heirloom and hybrid tomato varieties. (Next stop: Descanso Gardens, April 6 ...

We grow them because we love them. Are they easy? Not always, but their delicious ripe rewards confirm why tomatoes continue to be the most popular crop grown among home gardeners. In this, Part II of ...

Q: I grew tomatoes last year, but my plants produced very little. Can you provide some tips on how to get tomato plants to produce in Redding? A: A good tomato harvest starts with growing strong, ...

CHASKA, Minn. — Lot's of green tomatoes on the vine are being reported from our Grow with KARE Facebook group this summer. Remember two things: you probably planted a little later than normal and we ...