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QUESTION: Tomatoes not producing

Chazmo, member | July 25th, 2010

I 'm getting very little production out of my plants .I have about six plants growing in raised beds and fertilize monthly I seem to get one or two tomatoes a month .I was concerned about...

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Summer Greek Salad

susan belsinger, contributor | July 23rd, 2010

Having just recently spent a few weeks in July on the isle of Syros, I found out what a true Greek salad is and savored many of them, all a variation on this theme, in the height of the season. The tomatoes there, I might say, were the best that I have ever eaten—sweet and tart and red and bursting with juice. In restaurants and the market, I only ever saw English cucumbers, so they were served with the skins and had no big seeds. If you are using a waxed cucumber, it must be peeled. There are many kinds of feta to choose from—sheep, goat, cow, very salty, extra creamy—all of them are very fresh. On this traditional dish, not once did I see the feta crumbled, it was always sliced, in keeping with the textures of the other salad ingredients. It was caper season, and let me tell you, fresh cured capers are something that we don’t see here! Ours are small and briny, so I generally rinse them before using. This salad is placed on the table family style and generally serves 2 to 4 people; it is easily doubled or tripled.

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Summer Musings

susan belsinger, contributor | July 20th, 2010

It is that laid-back lazy hazy days of summer time. It is almost too hot to go out to the garden during the day, so many gardeners get up early in order to get weeding, watering and garden chores done before the heat of the day arrives. If I have time, I often plan what to have for supper, harvest and cook it in the morning, so I don’t have to heat up the house later in the day.

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QUESTION: Spots on tomatoes

GmaSandi, member | July 6th, 20107 comments

I'm not sure what caused this problem, Haven't seen anymore of them.

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Grow a Row year II

GmaSandi, member | June 23rd, 20101 comment

My second year garden, Husband built a beautiful raised bed. 4' X 16" tall X 24' long filled with tomatoes, beets, carrots, lettice, flowers & pepper plants. The corn is taller than our 12...

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QUESTION: Are assassin bugs friend or foe to tomato plants?

dragonfle, member | June 13th, 20106 comments

I see assasin bugs on my tomatoes but not many other bugs. However several tomatoes were damaged and rotted on the plant before they were ripe. Will the assasin bugs cause any harm to the...

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Homegrown / Homemade: Tomatoes

Danielle Sherry, contributor | June 7th, 2010

What gardener doesn't grow tomatoes? Watch as a cook and a gardener plant tomato seedlings and set up stakes and trellises to support the growing plants.

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QUESTION: Tomato Problem....

texman, member | June 2nd, 20105 comments

My tomato plants have curling leaves. What is wrong, and what can I do about it? This is a perplexing problem and I am not sure what the issue is. Any advice would be appreciated. I started my tomatoes from seed this year. I have a few...

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How Do You Choose Which Tomato Varieties to Grow?

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | May 31st, 20101 comment

So many heirloom tomatoes; so little space.

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All About Tomatoes

Ruth Dobsevage, Web producer | May 19th, 20109 comments

Tomatoes are the favorite food crop of America's home gardeners. If you need information on selecting tomato varieties or on growing, pruning, trellising, and trellising your plants, and protecting them from pests, you've come to the right place. We've got tomato recipes, too.

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Jersey Tomatoes: Ramapo and Rutgers

curryleaf, member | May 15th, 2010

New Jersey is famous (notorious) for many things and one of those is tomatoes. An article in the New York Times, The Return of a Lost Jersey Tomato, caught my imagination a while back and inspired me...

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The Tomato Dilemma: What kinds should I plant?

curryleaf, member | May 15th, 20102 comments

If you're just starting out as a vegetable gardner, the countless tomato types available is overwhelming. How do you know what to plant? What's right for your garden space? What's right for your...

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Help Pollinate Your Tomato Plants

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | March 20th, 2010

This is the easiest hand-pollinating you'll ever do.

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Video: Early Pruning of Tomato Plants

Vegetable Gardener, editor | March 1st, 20105 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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Creative Ways to Use Stuffing Tomatoes

KitchenGardener Magazine, archive | March 1st, 2010

Beyond rice, onions, and ground meat...

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Video: How to Plant Tomatoes

Vegetable Gardener, editor | March 1st, 20101 comment

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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Tomato hornworm with braconid wasp larvae

Kate_Frank, | August 21st, 2009

Here's a photo I took of a tomato hornworm acting as a host for braconid wasp larvae. Fun running into this guy first thing in the morning, without even a cup of coffee!

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