Vegetable Garden

Home-grown tomatoes are a delicious summer treat. Anyone who has tasted a tomato fresh from the vine will not want to settle for a store-bought tomato again. Unfortunately, tomato plants, while...

Brown spots on tomato leaves, called early blight, are caused by the fungus Alternaria alternata or solarno. The fungus may also attack stems and fruit. Brown spots on the leaf are circular and...

Protecting a garden from unwanted animals is probably the most important and most difficult part of gardening. So many animals want nothing more than to consume the results of a gardener's hard...

Yellow leaves on a tomato can be a sign of magnesium deficiency in your plants, especially if the veins are still green. Because they are so rich in potassium, and because fertilizers also contain...

If you have a garden, you're going to have bugs. Unfortunately, that's just a fact of life. You will never be able to eliminate all of them. But believe it or not, having bugs around is a good...

Tomatoes are the most popular vegetable grown by gardeners, outdoing any other homegrown crop. Not only are tomatoes easy to grow, they are great for container gardens for those with little space,...

Companion planting can be a recipe for success for gardeners. Planting some herbs and vegetables with or near others can help fend off some common garden diseases and insects, in effect working as...

Growing your own tomatoes can be very rewarding, but tomato mildew can ruin all of your great efforts. Knowing how to fight this common gardening problem will help you keep your tomatoes...

Nothing beats the taste of a homegrown tomato, and growing your own tomatoes is a great way to enhance the health of your family. When you grow your own tomatoes at home you can avoid the...

An upside down tomato planter is a great way for people without a lot of gardening space to grow tomato plants. An upside down tomato planter can be hung on small balconies and patios, or anywhere...

Tomato plants are "heavy feeders." Fertilizing with a complete, phosphorus-rich fertilizer will help them produce more and larger fruit. To find the right fertilizer, look for three numbers...

Tomatoes are one of the most popular garden plants. But a particular variety of tomatoes, determinate tomatoes, have gained popularity with city dwellers and those with limited space.

Living in an apartment or a home with a small yard doesn't mean you must rely on the supermarket for your vegetables. Container vegetable gardens are a common method of growing produce when a...

Tomato plants are a hardy garden staple that tend to get out of control without grooming. Plants will survive without any grooming, but letting a tomato plant run wild makes it more susceptible to...

Topsy Turvy Tomato Planters allow anyone with a green thumb to grow tomato plants, even if they don't have garden space. The planter can be placed on small patios and balconies for fresh tomatoes...

Anyone who grows tomatoes probably has or will run into the problem of dry rot. Some dry rot is caused by attempts to protect the garden from parasites, but other times it's caused by nature....

Caring for your indoor tomato plants requires very few purchases and little time; a little consideration is your best tool. Temperature and light are the key factors that make or break an indoor...

Growing your own tomatoes, whether in a garden or container, is an easy yet rewarding project. Whether you stick with one variety, such as a beefsteak, or grow several different varieties, you can...

Growing tomato plants can be done successfully in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 3 and 4-- the coldest growing zones in the continental United States--even though tomatoes are warm-weather plants. The...

Powdery mildew is a common fungal disease seen on tomato plants and other vegetables. It can occur anytime during the growing season and may rob tomato plants of vitality. According to the...

Tomatoes are a popular garden annual grown for their fruit. Because there are a large selection of varieties, the plants can grow in almost any climate and conditions. Though relatively easy to...

Tomatoes are one of the most popular plants vegetable gardeners choose to grow. Because they are annual plants, they must be replanted every spring in the garden. At the end of the growing season...

The tomato hornworm (Manduca quinquemaculata) is a common predator of tomato plants in the northern United States. In home gardens, the best remedy is to remove the caterpillars by hand and rely...

After a summer of juicy tomatoes with every meal, the time comes when you must pull up those old vines. Having spent hours under the hot sun, caring meticulously for those plants, it would seem a...

Growing tomatoes upside down in a hanging planter is easy and fun. Tomatoes hanging on your porch or patio are less likely to suffer from disease or insects, and they're easier to protect from...

Growing tomatoes in straw bales may be an excellent option if you have poor soil that needs lots of amendment before planting, a garden full of rocks that make it difficult to plant straight rows,...

Many gardeners pride themselves on growing large, ripe and succulent vegetables throughout the summer. For some people, however, space for an entire garden of veggies is not available. If you're...

Growing your own tomatoes takes a little bit of time, energy and a modest initial investment, but you'll reap the reward when harvest time comes and you can walk outside and pick a tomato right...

Tomato plants that are perfectly healthy one day yet are wilted and yellowing the next are the bane of many a confused gardener. Wilting can be caused by a variety of different factors such as...

Tomato plants are usually started indoors from seeds and then transplanted outside. Some people plant more than one seed in each pot; at other times two plants in the same pot will come as a...

Tomatoes are the most popular home-grown crop. They are easy to grow, and likely to produce some fruit even when poorly grown, under-fertilized and under-watered. Provide all the food, sun and...

Tomato plants get water from the ground through their root system. Because water makes up 95 percent of the tomato fruit, the plants need 1 inch of water per week and 2 inches during hot, dry weather.

Tomatoes are one of the simplest foods to grow. Actually a fruit, we usually consider the tomato a vegetable. Though not sweet like other fruits, the tomato can be a true joy to feast on when it...

The appearance of yellow leaves on your tomato plant is usually not a death sentence. However, it does mean that your plant has a problem in need of attention and correction.

If you're eager to try your hand at growing tomatoes in a hanging planter, you'll be pleased to learn that hanging your planter is not as difficult as you might have thought. With a few simple...

Growing tomatoes in hanging pots is a simple way to garden in a small space. Because hanging pots usually are used for flowers and ferns, it's best to opt for small varieties such as cherry and...

Watch your tomato plants grow into beautifully lush plants with a little care and attention and help from a green thumb. Watch, too, your plants get scavenged of their fruit if you are not...

Tomatoes do not need sun light to ripen, they only need time. If you planted a late crop of tomatoes then you most likely have an abundance of green tomatoes. Preserving them to ripen over the...

Tomatoes are one of the most popular plants in American vegetable gardens, and for good reason---you just can't beat a BLT made with home-grown tomatoes. If you leave tomato plants unsupported,...

Tomato plants and the fruit they bear will develop diseases, succumb to insects, and perhaps break completely if you don't keep them off the ground. Do this by staking them--which simply means...

Neighbors visiting my summer vegetable garden are amazed by the height of the plants, the large, light pink , and the plants' lack of disease. Since I garden in the red, brick-like dirt of...

There is nothing more delicious than a salad garnished with fresh tomatoes from your own garden, and who wouldn't love a BLT made with home-grown tomatoes? But if your appetite is bigger than the...

One of the best ways to assure that you will have a successful tomato harvest is to train the vines using a tomato cage. The cage will keep the fruit from sitting on the ground, where it can rot...

Tomato plants are a product of their environment and the leaves are often indicators of the success or failure of a plant to thrive. Every change in conditions has an effect on the plant; often...

The tomato pinworm is a nasty little pest that can cause significant damage to a variety of plants in your garden. Though it may look cute and cuddly from afar, the tiny tomato pinworm will make a...

It is frustrating when growing your own tomato plants to find that when you go to pick the ripened fruit, it has a deep split in its skin. Split tomatoes are an annoying experience for any...

Deciding on the best tomato plants for mid to higher elevation gardens is not difficult if you keep one important fact in mind: the higher the altitude, the shorter the growing season. Choosing...

Like all garden vegetables, tomatoes adapt well to containers as long as the pot is large enough to contain the root ball. While tomato plants grow well in 5-gallon planters, they will thrive if...

Given their popularity, it's no wonder that virtually every vegetable gardener plants tomatoes. Many tomato fanciers add mulch around their plants. Good mulches perform several useful functions....

We rent our home and our landlord does not allow us to dig up the back yard for a garden, so we came up with a creative way to still grow some vegetables without tearing up the grass. It's easy,...