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 ...

A tomato plant (Solanum lycopersicum) can be an attractive addition to any home garden. Both container and ground plants produce interesting green foliage of varying shapes, as well as pretty yellow ...

Tomatoes are a staple in many vegetable gardens, but they often require quite a bit of space to grow. So for those with limited square footage, it can often be difficult to know which variety to plant ...

Once established, tomato plants can continue to grow and ripen fruit throughout the growing season. How long they'll continue to produce mostly depends on the variety, climate, and care they receive ...

Tomatoes are cherished home-grown delights, celebrated for their luscious taste and culinary flexibility. Keen gardeners have two options for cultivating tomatoes: starting from seed, or purchasing ...

I always look forward to gardening in the spring because I know I will no longer have to rely on supermarkets for a tasteless ...

If you grow vegetables in the summer, you probably grow tomatoes, and they’re often the first vegetable a budding gardener tries to grow. It's not a bad call—there’s nothing like eating a vine-ripened ...

Tomatoes are finicky plants that want the temperature to hover around 85 degrees, which doesn’t happen much in Central Oregon. Nights can bring frost even in August, while summer temperatures ...