A green-thumbed dad has broken the record for growing the United Kingdom's biggest tomato - with the help of a pair of sheer tights. Douglas Smith, 42, spent more than two months carefully growing the ...

These tomatoes from the All-America Selections trials crushed the competition with their outstanding flavor. Each year, scores of new tomato varieties appear on the scene to tempt gardeners. But which ...

They came with baskets and boxes, cut-up cartons and dish towels, bowls and food storage containers. And each of those concealed one thing: a homegrown tomato that held the promise of victory. About ...

Just because the days are getting shorter does not mean that it's time to retire your tomato-growing dreams. While tomatoes are often associated with the warm and sunny summer months, fall can be a ...

Kathy Cyriacks could not tell what the hubbub was about at the Ely Northland Market last week. First she thought folks were weighing a big fish. Then she saw the giant tomato. “It’s huge,” said ...

If the sight of fresh goji berries at the Noe Valley Farmers' Market causes you to pant just a little because you hope and wish they are a petite and new (to you) variety of tomato, have faith. An ...

Without question, Madeline — a graduate student at Portland State’s School of Architecture in her real life — is into tomatoes more than anyone I know. What began as a wise way to generate food during ...

Craig LeHoullier loves tomatoes. Not in the pass-me-the-spaghetti-sauce sense as much as in the gardening sense. He is the tomato adviser for Seed Savers Exchange, the Iowa-based nonprofit ...