When planning your edible garden spread, consider carefully what herbs you plant near your tomatoes as there are several ...

Hold your horses, Northern Nevadans. A Master Gardener has advice for timing your plantings in our crazy climate.

The uptake of calcium from the soil by the tomato plant can be reduced by fluctuations in soil moisture — either excessively ...

By Alejandrina Avila, March 18, 2025 The Cal Poly Pomona Farm Store hosted its annual Tomatozania event March 15, a tradition that brings plant science enthusiasts, students, faculty and community ...

Planted tomatoes in Reno’s warm spell only to see them freeze? Here’s how to prep your garden for unpredictable spring ...

March is prime time for SoCal gardeners who love to grow tomatoes, with three specialty growers having pop-up sales of hard-to-find tomato varieties.

Scientists have identified genes that control tomato and eggplant size, paving the way for bigger, tastier, and more ...

When they edited the SaetSCPL25-like genes in the tomato plant, the researchers found they could grow tomatoes with more locules: the more numerous the locules, the bigger the tomato. The discovery ...

I didn't know I needed to prune tomatoes to encourage them to grow fruit rather than grow into bushy plants almost as tall as me. Because of this, the tomatoes were scarce and small. At the end of ...

Tomatoes are a staple in summer salads and sauces, but sweet, plump fruits are difficult to yield from homegrown plants. Gardeners who have tried growing tomatoes in the past will know that they ...

Tomatoes are the most popular vegetable among home gardeners. Not only are they versatile in the kitchen, but tomato plants are also easy to grow and produce high yields. And home-grown tomatoes taste ...