Containers are better for deterring pests, while plants in the ground will need less frequent watering. Tomatoes are a staple in nearly every vegetable garden: they’re easy to grow, provide bountiful ...

Beautiful, ripe tomatoes growing off of a vine. - HiTecherZ/Shutterstock Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) are certainly one of the more popular plants for gardeners, and with all of the tips and hacks ...

Here are four things to keep in mind if you want to grow great tomatoes in containers: Here’s a simple exercise to get you ...

Photo Credit: Digital Light Source/UIG via Getty Images. Summer is here and many of us are getting excited for fresh fruits and veggies. A great beginner plant for many, especially for container ...

Q: The tomatoes I grow in pots never do as well as the ones I grow in the garden. Can you offer any tips for better success? A: Next to herbs, growing tomatoes in pots is the most popular choice for ...

They say that tomatoes are nature’s candy, and there’s no easier candy to pop in your mouth than a delicious cherry tomato. The great thing about cherry tomatoes is that you don’t need a lot of space ...

The weather may not agree, but the gardening season is well underway. For answers to your questions, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension ...

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 ...

If you crave the taste of luscious, homegrown tomatoes but don’t have the space to manage a full-sized garden, then container gardening might be just the thing for you. Tomatoes are the home ...

Discover the intriguing method of using fish scraps as natural fertilizer for growing tomatoes in this captivating video. Learn what happens when you bury fish scraps in a container, and see how this ...

Q: I love it when gardeners send me inspirational photos and we can all use an uplift after the long winter. Joan Zettel recently shared a photo of a magnificent daylily blooming in last year’s flower ...