Tomatoes are a classic summer staple and the taste of homegrown tomatoes outshines any store-bought ones. Growing them from seed also opens up the potential to grow a much wider variety of tomatoes ...

Bob Zeni, the Chicago Tomato Man, joins Wendy Snyder (in for Bob Sirott) to talk about how to get tomatoes to ripen quicker and why some cherry tomatoes end up being so small. He also shares how you ...

Extreme heat, drought, torrential rains, and hungry critters may be wreaking havoc on your garden. After weeding, watering, and waiting you may be finding less, diseased, or misshapen tomatoes. Don’t ...

You should start tomatoes indoors five to eight weeks before planting in the ground, which should be after the last frost. Consult your USDA growing zone to find out when your last frost date is, as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Curling tomato leaves are definitely not something to ignore. Loads of lush foliage help your plant produce all the deliciously ...

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Now's the time to set yourself up for a successful growing season.

1. Fill the tray with soil, plant a couple of seeds in each cell, sprinkle more soil lightly on top to cover the seeds, and spray with water until the soil all looks wet. 2. Make sure to label them! I ...

Q: I’m hoping you might be able to identify the problem with my tomatoes. The leaves are curling on four of my seven plants. Two are Celebrity and two are Jet Star. The other three are fine. Hopefully ...