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Video: Early Pruning of Tomato Plants

Vegetable Gardener, editor | March 1st, 20102 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

Vegetable Gardener, editor | March 1st, 20102 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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Video: How to Plant Tomatoes

Vegetable Gardener, editor | March 1st, 2010

Tomatoes like to be planted very deeply. Deep planting helps to ensure that your plants will grow to be healthy and robust.If your plant came in a peat pot, make sure you remove all of the pot before...

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Tomato Trivia, Your Health, And George Clooney

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | January 20th, 2010

It just so happens, by happy coincidence, all three of these topics actually intersect; at least in this post.

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When Blight Wipes Out Your Tomatoes, Eat Beans

Ruth Dobsevage, editor | August 19th, 2009

Like investors, gardeners should diversify their portfolios. So when the tomato "market" crashes, you will still have something fresh to eat.

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Gardening Tip: Old Bedsheets Make Great Tomato Ties

Ruth Dobsevage, editor | July 20th, 20092 comments

Put your tattered sheets to good use in the garden.

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Tomato Plants - Determinate, Indeterminate and VFFNTA

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | June 10th, 2009

Choosing tomato plants isn’t necessarily tricky. Still, most people only think of two things when they consider purchasing tomato plants for their home garden. They ask themselves what size (regular or cherry)? Next, they decide how many plants to buy and that’s it. There are a couple of other factors that may guide you in how to decide what tomato plant varieties to choose.

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Heirloom Tomato History

KarenBudnick, member | June 3rd, 20092 comments

Where'd Your Tomato Get Its Name?

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Video: It's Tomatomania! So Why Do You Grow Tomatoes?

Matt Berger, executive producer | May 18th, 20093 comments

We took a trip to the annual Tomatomania festival this weekend for a look at what's hot in heirloom tomatoes, from Matt's Wild Cherry Tomatoes (my favorite) to the Green Zebra variety. Plus, tell us why YOU grow tomatoes.

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Beyond Beefsteak Tomatoes: In Search of the Unusual

Ruth Dobsevage, editor | April 15th, 20092 comments

Everyone loves beefsteaks, but they don't do all that well for me, so I usually opt for small and midsize offerings.

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Video: My Almost Record Tomato

TheGardenGirl, | April 12th, 2009

Want to see the biggest tomato I've grown to date? In this video I clip a cluster of heirloom tomatoes including one that nearly tops the Massachusetts state record.

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The Starter Garden

Ruth Dobsevage, editor | March 15th, 20092 comments

Leaf lettuce, green beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, and zucchini are good choices for a first garden.

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How to Start Tomato Plants from Cuttings

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | March 9th, 20093 comments

Starting tomato plants from cuttings is a fast and easy project that even beginners can do blindfolded.

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Growing Trouble-Free Cherry Tomatoes

KitchenGardener Magazine, archive | February 6th, 20092 comments

Grown right, these little fruits are less prone to problems that plague larger-fruited varieties.

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Selecting and Growing Great Paste Tomatoes

KitchenGardener Magazine, archive | February 5th, 2009

For paste, pasta sauce, and homemade ketchup, pick a variety suited to the purpose.

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Tomatoes for Stuffing

KitchenGardener Magazine, archive | February 5th, 2009

Like peppers, stuffing tomatoes have a hollow cavity that can be packed with a variety of fillings. These colorful varieties make impressive edible bowls.

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How to Grow Beefsteak Tomatoes

KitchenGardener Magazine, archive | February 5th, 20093 comments

Expert advice on growing beefsteak tomatoes, including preparing the soil, choosing the best varieties, planting, pruning, and fighting common diseases.

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Perfect Tomatoes Come from Unhurried Biochemistry

KitchenGardener Magazine, archive | August 8th, 2008

How does a pale-green, hard ball become a mouth-watering red delicacy? Desirable tomato characteristics result from a careful biochemical choreography.

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A Few Good Bugs to Fight Tomato Pests

KitchenGardener Magazine, archive | August 6th, 2008

With regular observation, good gardeners catch potential problems before they become severe. By hand-picking, squashing, or pruning off insects pests, they're not likely to multiply beyond control. Helping beneficial insects flourish is extremely important as well.

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