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 ...

Waiting until Memorial Day to plant tomatoes has paid me back with a bountiful crop ...

Tomatoes remain one of the most universally popular crops to grow at home, but they are not without challenges. However, there is one easy thing you can do for your crops that offers many potential ...

tomatoes. And very few of them. What can I do this year to get perfect tomatoes? Sounds as if your tomatoes could have used some kind of mulch covering the bare soil all around them. There are more ...

Choosing a pot to grow your cherry tomatoes is more than an aesthetic decision. “The one aspect that seems to trump all ...

Timing is everything: get your tomato plants off to a good start with these planting tips.

The end of June is a busy time as the garden needs clipping, weeding and in some cases watering this week. The lawns in Western Washington grow fast this time of year, so they may need fertilizing as ...

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 ...

Warm summer weather finally has arrived which means it's time to mulch our gardens. Summer mulch, which can range from well-rotted compost to a wide variety of other plant materials, is said to be the ...

Tomatoes are by far the most popular plant in the vegetable garden, but they can also be the most problematic. Eliminate the questions and begin the official summer season with proper tomato care.