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Special Seed for High-Altitude Gardening

WesternGardener, contributor | February 2nd, 20132 comments

If you've ever run into problems growing vegetables in your garden, imagine the challenges of gardening at 8,120 feet high. Special circumstances like these call for special high-altitude seed grown by hardy gardeners.

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Tiny Tomatoes for Indoor Gardening

WesternGardener, contributor | December 17th, 20122 comments

If you have a sunny southern window, you just might be able to enjoy fresh tomatoes through the winter. Tiny Tim is an heirloom variety that’s a perfect “pet tomato” for growing indoors this time of year.

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Tomatoes and Chiles = Salsa, part 2

cookinwithherbs, contributor | August 26th, 2012

Combining our peak of the season summer vegetables--tomatoes and chiles to make salsa--results in a fiery and flavorful dish. Homemade is easy to do and so much better than store-bought. Chop it by hand or use the food processor.

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Tomatoes and Chiles = Salsa, part 1

cookinwithherbs, contributor | August 26th, 2012

When tomatoes are in abundance it is time to make salsa! Here's a little chile talk on the back porch before going inside to prepare salsa--see how easy it is to make your own.

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Homegrown Tomatoes

cookinwithherbs, contributor | August 8th, 2012

By the looks of current posts, tomatoes are a popular topic. We are in the peak of tomato season and no matter how you slice them--thick or thin--enjoy them while you can! Check out these ideas and recipes.

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Video: Troubleshooting Tomatoes

DanielleGardenGirl, contributor | August 6th, 20122 comments

Grow the best tomatoes ever by pruning suckers, training the vines vertically, and removing double leaders.

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Food Fights: Wacky Fun or Wasted Food?

WesternGardener, contributor | July 23rd, 20126 comments

How do you feel about food fights as entertainment? I’d be interested to hear your opinion.

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QUESTION: Tomato Over-fertilization?

SanMarzano, member | July 5th, 2012

Can anyone offer some insight into why my potted tomato plants have grown such thick stems? They appear otherwise healthy and green and are watered everyday and have lots of warmth and sun. Have...

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QUESTION: Differentiating cherry tomato varieties by leaves

leakitty, member | May 3rd, 20122 comments

I pulled a lot of volunteer tomatoes from my yard from last year's harvest and want to replant only the large cherry tomato plants. Is there any way to determine which ones they are based on...

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QUESTION: Yellowing tomato leaves

ferg99, member | April 18th, 20121 comment

My tomato plant's leaves are yellowing from the leaf stem, not from the base of the plant. Does anyone know why this might be happening?

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Find the Perfect Tomato

Ruth, Web producer | March 12th, 20124 comments

Nothing rivals the taste of a homegrown tomato, and Tomato Match will help you find the perfect variety for your needs.

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I need your help with my seed choices!

Jillian_Faye, member | December 28th, 20115 comments

I thought my first year of gardening was hard. Now that I'm trying to decide on tomatoes for this year I'm completely overwhelmed, I need your help...

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Tomatoes: Request for Reader Recommendations

WesternGardener, contributor | November 3rd, 201128 comments

So many tomatoes; so little time. Please help me decide which varieties I should grow in my garden next year.

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Video: Early Pruning of Tomato Plants

DanielleGardenGirl, contributor | August 1st, 20118 comments

Tomatoes are surprisingly easy to maintain. Once your young tomato plants start to grow, they will need some initial pruning. Here's how to ensure that your plants remain healthy and produce delicious fruit.

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Video: How to Prune Tomatoes

Lee_Reich, contributor | August 1st, 20112 comments

Lee Reich, author of "The Pruning Book," shows you how to prune a tomato plant to keep it healthy and producing better fruit.

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QUESTION: My tomato plant is not producing fruit

beckdotcom, member | July 28th, 20114 comments

Hi! I am brand new at gardening this year, and planted an Heirloom Beefsteak plant the first week of June. The plant is now enormous... over 6 feet tall, and has branches that are taking over...

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QUESTION: Tomato Trusses Keep on Growing

growing, member | July 12th, 20112 comments

I am growing indeterminate Ardwyna Paste tomatoes. The end of the bottom fruit trusses keeps on growing and producing more leaf and flowers. Should this tip growth be suppressed like leafaxil...

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QUESTION: Help! Birds are eating my tomatoes

Gina123, member | June 28th, 201110 comments

I have several tomato plants and as soon as one of the tomatoes get red and ripe almost ready to pick something comes along and takes bites out of it. I am pretty sure it is birds because it happens...

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