There are lots of reasons why you should consider using grow bags for tomatoes. A fabric grow bag helps promote air pruning, which encourages a healthier root system when compared to plastic pots.

With a little care and TLC, your hanging baskets can last well into the fall. The 2025 Fairfield County Local Foods Guide is available online and the at extension office. Tomatoes belong to a group of ...

I happened to be driving on Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills the other day and saw some hanging baskets that took my breath away. The baskets were packed with dark pink silk flowers, royal blue ...

Scott Daigre knows tomatoes. For 18 years he’s produced Tomatomania!, a traveling springtime smorgasbord of more than 300 heirloom and hybrid tomato varieties. (Next stop: Descanso Gardens, April 6 ...

The roots of your tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) plants need plenty of room to grow, but compacted soil can limit their ability to produce healthy fruit and also promote pathogens. When tomato plants ...

Have you ever bit into a store-bought tomato and tasted…nothing? Some remedies: buy tomatoes at the farmer’s market (which can get expensive) or grow your own. Sure, there are a lot of excuses people ...

Budding gardeners looking to grow their own vegetables often opt for tomatoes as their first experience growing produce. Because they grow quickly, you can grow tomatoes from seed to harvest in less ...

Q. I grow tomatoes in pots and keep getting blossom-end rot. I know it is caused by calcium deficiency. Should I add some eggshells to the potting soil? A. Blossom-end rot is a common problem in pots ...