Nothing tastes better than a fresh tomato from the vine, but a specimen that won't ripen can signal a problem with the plant or its growing conditions. Perhaps a heat wave has halted the ripening ...

There are plenty of garden myths about ripening tomatoes, and frankly, many of them work. You may have heard, like we have, that putting tomatoes in a paper bag or setting them on a sunny windowsill ...

As we head deeper into September, many gardeners grow frustrated as their tomato plants still cling to clusters of green fruit that haven't had time to ripen. With the first frost approaching, cooler ...

I have lots of tomatoes on the vine, and many are large in size. None seem to be ripening or changing color. Is there any way to promote ripening? — Robert Thorn Relax. You just have a bad case of the ...

At the end of the season, as weather temps grow colder, it can be hard to get those green tomatoes to turn red. Fortunately, avid gardener Simon Akeroyd has a simple trick for getting them to turn red ...

If your tomatoes aren't turning red as quickly as you think they should, or aren't turning red at all, a simple mistake may be the reason. Tomatoes need the right temperature, pruning, and harvesting ...

I have lots of tomatoes on the vine, and many are large in size. None seem to be ripening or changing color. Is there any way to promote ripening? — Robert Thorn Relax. You just have a bad case of the ...