A great way to beat the cold weather we have seen this week is to start working on this year’s garden. This is the perfect ...

You should start tomatoes indoors five to eight weeks before planting in the ground, which should be after the last frost. Consult your USDA growing zone to find out when your last frost date is, as ...

When I was little, my Dad started a family garden contest: Whose tomato plant would yield the first ripe tomato of the season? The winning family member proudly showed the tomato to Dad and basked in ...

Tomatoes are one of the most popular vegetables for gardeners, being easy to grow in containers or in the ground. Home-grown tomatoes can offer superb flavor and texture since they don’t have to ...

Cherry tomatoes will reach maturity and be ready to harvest about 50 to 65 days after they've been planted. Larger tomatoes will take slightly longer—about 75 days before they're fully mature. Full, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- After the column on starting seeds indoors a couple of weeks ago, Tim in Richmond Heights wrote: “I have tried several times to grow tomato plants inside. Got a grow light on a ...

A planter that's too small will restrict a tomato plant's growth, so you need to repot them if they're getting large. Most tomatoes need to be repotted once before they're moved outdoors, and any time ...