Petals & Roots is a weekly video series fronted by me, Rachel Bull, Head of Gardens at Homes & Gardens. Every Sunday on social, I share my seasonal gardening and flower arranging expertise and advice.

Nothing tastes better than a fresh tomato from the vine, but a specimen that won't ripen can signal a problem with the plant or its growing conditions. Perhaps a heat wave has halted the ripening ...

Here are some tricks to maybe have delicious Michigan tomatoes earlier than usual. There are several things we can do to at least have some ripe tomatoes as early as possible. Firstly we need the ...

Fall is a time of tricky weather, when one day it's warm and sunny and the next, they’re issuing frost warnings. If you're growing tomatoes in your garden, you're used to seeing ripe red ones on the ...

Autumn is upon us, and the year’s first freeze looms. Tender summer crops like tomatoes, peppers, cucumber and sweet potatoes are ready to take their final bow of 2023. However, the harvest output of ...

First, tomatoes that are fully green likely will not ripen, or at least will not develop a good flavor. Tomatoes that are ...

I have lots of tomatoes on the vine, and many are large in size. None seem to be ripening or changing color. Is there any way to promote ripening? — Robert Thorn Relax. You just have a bad case of the ...

At first glance, green tomatoes can be a bit confusing -- aren't they just red tomatoes that haven't yet ripened? Sometimes, but there are actually two distinct categories in which you can place green ...

A reader and I recently compared notes about tomato varieties we are growing this season and some we’ve grown in the past. It seems we like some of the same varieties, including Early Girl, an early ...

Surprise- tomatoes do not need light to turn red. (MICHAEL DEMOCKER) QUESTION: Could you please settle an argument? Is it necessary to place green tomatoes in a sunny window to ripen them? -- Carrie ...

Before the first frost, pick those green tomatoes. If they’re mature enough, many will ripen on the counter, or if carefully stored. Courtesy Johnson County Extension Autumn is upon us, and the year’s ...