Many tomato varieties take between 60 and 100 days to mature, and there are quite a few stages between planting the seed and harvesting fruit, assuming temperature, pests, or disease don't scuttle the ...

Any way you slice or peel them, we love tomatoes. After all, who can resist a fresh-out-of-the-oven tomato pie? When tomatoes are ripe for the picking, there are endless ways to use our bounty, from ...

Most people who plant tomatoes would probably agree that they are some of the most rewarding crops to grow. The taste of a sun-warmed, vine-ripened tomato straight out of the garden is genuinely ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In terms of popularity, it's no contest: Tomatoes are the rock stars of veggies. More than 35 million gardeners plant tomatoes ...

The University of Rhode Island's Cooperative Extension named the "Fourth of July Tomato" its plant of the year. This tomato variety is an early-maturing, indeterminate type that produces fruit in ...

Seek out reputable sources like a local cooperative extension service for tomato growing advice. Standard store-bought tomato cages are often too small for most traditional tomato varieties. When ...

If you haven’t had the chance or pleasure to grow heirloom tomatoes, try it this year. There are slicers, beefsteaks, cherries, and more to explore when it comes to the passed-down, open-pollinated ...

Get the last batch of fruit from your plants and clean up your veggie patch before the first frost hits. Here's what to do with tomatoes before the season ends.

Tomatoes are the best thing about late spring and early summer markets. Seeing large heirlooms in multiple colors lining stands is exciting for customers and farmers alike. Tomatoes should be started ...