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Nature really is a mad scientist. Take the litchi tomato as a prime example of a smattering of weird and wonderful traits, all in one plant. With its deeply lobed …

Just as you might be congratulating yourself on your green thumbedness – after all, your tomato plants are big and healthy and strong – you notice dark lesions on the …

If you grow tomatoes, you probably have a collection of metal tomato cages stacked somewhere in your garage or shed. Maybe this year, you’ve decided to use a different way …

If I wrote a post with the title, “10 Secrets to Your Best Ever Green Bean Harvest,” I’ll bet most folks would keep scrolling. However, if I wrote a post …

Tomatoes are a pain in the butt to grow. They are, let’s not deny it. If there is one plant in my garden that gives me problems year after year, …

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There’s no competition—tomatoes win the title of the most popular garden crop. This South American native plant comes in thousands of varieties, ranging from the candy-sweet Sungold to the bumpy …

Tomatoes seem to be the one crop that everyone grows. Whether it’s a huge garden with row upon row of them or a cherry tomato plant in a container on …

You don’t need to wait for spring to arrive before you get your garden started. In a colder climate zone, it makes sense to get started by sowing seeds early …

Behind the woven garden fence, where the pumpkins are blushing with bright orange cheeks, the beets and chard are still standing up proudly – demanding attention in the dwindling sea …

Fried green tomatoes are in season! It seems that every fall, without fail, you will end up with a certain amount of green tomatoes. That is, if you have grown …

When you live in a part of the world with distinct seasons, dutifully checking the weather forecast every day is a semi-annual gardening tradition. Sudden swings in temperature in late …

Hornworms are one of the most common tomato plant pests. If you have small children in your life, then you’ve probably read Eric Carle’s book, ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” about …

A beautiful and delicious tomato is a gardener’s prize. This does not, however, rule out the fact that sometimes things go wrong with our tomatoes and we have to buckle …

It is every gardener’s secret wish to harvest bushels of fresh, juicy, fragrant tomatoes by the bucketfuls from their over-productive garden. In reality, at least for some of us, this …

Growing tomatoes in your garden can be a hugely rewarding experience. But inevitably, as you garden, you will encounter some problems. Often, the problems with tomato plants will be related …

There are several different schools of thought when it comes to supporting tomato plants. Some gardeners are advocates of simply allowing tomato plants to sprawl where they will. But if …

Tomato plants are pretty darn cool in that they can grow new roots anywhere along their stem. If you’ve ever seen the knobby little bumps growing towards the bottom of …

No matter what calendar month we are in, we are always pondering about the garden, whether we are dreaming about seeds, companion planting and this year’s garden layout, or getting …

Tomatoes are one of the most popular edible plants to grow at home. Depending on your climate, you may grow them outdoors, or in a greenhouse or polytunnel. You might …

Homegrown tomatoes are simply the best! My Grandma and my Mom both had a knack for growing them, and by some matter of luck or fate, that tomato growing gene …

Saving seeds from most fruits and vegetables is pretty straightforward. You wait until the crop has reached harvest time, harvest it, pull out the seeds, let them dry, and store …

No matter how successfully you make tomatoes ripen more quickly in your garden, chances are you will still be left with a number of green tomatoes to use up at …

Autumn is right on our doorstep, just as it will be coming to yours in due time. We can see it in the yellow leaves falling gracefully from the trees …