Q: When do you cut back summer tomato plants to get a second crop in the early fall? I need to know this and any special treatment needed, such as fertilizing, to promote new growth. A: The concept ...

Tomatoes are the rock stars of the summer harvest and this is the time of the growing season when many tomato growers are counting down the days until they harvest lots of ripe fruit. This is also the ...

Tomatoes are the easiest fruit to grow and have the biggest return on your investment. The plants are easy to grow from seed and can produce hundreds of flowers. They readily self-seed, so many ...

Dear Helen: After reading about pruning tomato plants, I realize that I should have been pruning my small-growing tomatoes in pots on the patio. Is it too late to prune them? If you grow patio ...

14:01, Fri, Jul 19, 2024 Updated: 14:09, Fri, Jul 19, 2024 Tomatoes tend to start producing fruit towards the end of July, meaning many gardeners will already be preparing for a good harvest. However, ...