These pepper companion plants enhance pepper yields by trapping or deterring pests, attracting beneficial insects, or ...

Train tomato plants on to stakes for an earlier, but smaller harvest than those grown in cages. Grow plants with less effort in sturdy towers or cages. There will be more tomatoes to pick, but a bit ...

By the Fourth of July the garden will be bursting with tomatoes, basil, peppers, squash, cabbage, carrots, celery, sweet ...

April is when the soil and air are finally reliably warm enough to start summer vegetable, flower and herb seeds and to plant ...

Tomato hornworms can be extremely destructive to tomatoes, eggplants, and pepper plants, especially when the plants are young ...

Tomato planting time revolves around the average last frost date. Since tomato plants are damaged by temperatures below 32 degrees, we normally wait until after that date. The average last frost date ...

One of the special joys of home vegetable gardening is harvesting vine-ripened tomatoes. Many gardeners have planted their ...

Interested in growing tomatoes and other annuals in your garden? Different types of plants require different production times ...

With gardening season right around the corner, it’s that time of year when products are starting to roll in at Drummers ...

Companion planting is both a science and an art. It helps plants grow stronger, protects the soil, attracts beneficial ...

The UC Master Gardeners are bringing their annual plant sale back to Contra Costa County this April. This fundraiser offers ...

More than a hundred varieties of tomatoes were slated to be on sale, in addition to some new garden offerings.