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Tomato hornworm with braconid wasp larvae

Kate Frank, editor | 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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La Tomatina: A Food Fight with a Cast of Thousands

Ruth Dobsevage, editor | August 21st, 2009

At La Tomatina in the Spanish town of Buñol, festival-goers pelt each other with tomatoes in the greatest food fight of them all.

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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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Growing Tomatoes in Containers: Dangerously Delicious

Brandi Spade, contributor | August 5th, 2009

Tomatoes are so delicious and so easy to work into just about every meal. I love them so much that I planted a few too many plants...and their location close to the kitchen makes it a little too easy to snap them off before they are fully ripe. But who can wait for fresh bruschetta!

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The Tomato Sandwich: Summer's Ultimate Food

susan belsinger, contributor | July 28th, 200913 comments

What's better than garden-fresh tomatoes on sandwich bread slathered in mayonnaise?

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Veggies in July

Matt Berger, executive producer | July 22nd, 20091 comment

It's nearly the end of July and the vegetable garden is only just starting to bear fruit.

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Gardening Tip: Old Bedsheets Make Great Tomato Ties

Ruth Dobsevage, editor | July 20th, 2009

Put your tattered sheets to good use in the garden.

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Plano Victory Garden

Greg Holdsworth, contributor | July 18th, 20092 comments

My "Victory Garden" in Plano, Texas. Mostly vegies, but a few herbs and flowers are growing as well.

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Video: Early Pruning of Tomato Plants

Vegetable Gardener, editor | July 10th, 20092 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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Brooklyn Rooftop Container Garden

bucolicbushwick, member | June 17th, 2009

This is my rooftop container garden in Brooklyn, NY. Right now I'm growing broccoli, eggplant, peppers and tomatoes.

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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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The (Tomato) Stakes Are High

Ruth Dobsevage, editor | June 3rd, 20092 comments

Search statistics tell us thata lot of people visit VegetableGardener.com to find plans and ideas for tomato trellises, and with good reason. Staking tomatoes is worthwhile.

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The Ultimate Tomato Trellis

curryleaf, member | May 27th, 2009

Last year I watched an eye-opening video about pruning tomatoes--getting them to grow high not wide. This encourages air circulation to avoid disease. It also keeps the fruit off the ground. My...

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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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How to Plant Tomatoes

Vegetable Gardener, editor | May 14th, 2009

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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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

Patti Moreno, contributor | 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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Three Garden Structures You Can Build

KitchenGardener Magazine, archive | March 31st, 20091 comment

Lashed poles, hoops,l and sticks give vining beans and tomatoes handsome support. These structures, from the gardens of historic Old Salem, a Moravian village in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, are a useful addition to your veggie garden.

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