Tomato hornworms can be extremely destructive to tomatoes, eggplants, and pepper plants, especially when the plants are young ...

One of the special joys of home vegetable gardening is harvesting vine-ripened tomatoes. Many gardeners have planted their ...

As lettuce plants fade, tomatoes can be planted between the rows. The lettuce serves as living mulch, helping to retain ...

Tomato planting time revolves around the average last frost date. Since tomato plants are damaged by temperatures below 32 degrees, we normally wait until after that date. The average last frost date ...

Learn about "hardening off" seedlings and why planting tomato plants sideways, known as "trenching," can lead to stronger ...

The corn earworm and the tomato fruitworm are the same insect, just feeding on two different crops. If you plant tomatoes ...

Interested in growing tomatoes and other annuals in your garden? Different types of plants require different production times ...

April is when the soil and air are finally reliably warm enough to start summer vegetable, flower and herb seeds and to plant ...

A garden can look like a masterpiece one day and a crime scene the next. Spots appear out of nowhere, leaves lose their charm ...

This hybrid cherry tomato variety won a 2026 All-American Selections award for its performance, including its excellent ...

"Warm, sunny days in early spring are encouraging after a long winter, but Mother Nature still holds the cards, and I don’t ...

Garden look tired? Use a 60-second view test and clever raised bed layout to make your garden look pretty fast, without ...