Knowing when to harvest tomatoes is key to enjoying your homegrown crop at its most flavorsome. Having spent time nurturing your tomato plants to achieve an abundant crop by following top tips on how ...

A tomato plant (Solanum lycopersicum) can be an attractive addition to any home garden. Both container and ground plants produce interesting green foliage of varying shapes, as well as pretty yellow ...

Somehow it’s almost fall (in case those of you in the sweltering heat didn’t notice, or, like me in Ventura, are still waiting for summer...), and I have a long list of plant-related activities and ...

Picking tomatoes is a gardener’s delight: ripe tomatoes smell amazing and can be so inviting that you won’t be able to resist taking a bite from one straight off the vine. If you live in a warm ...

Tomatoes should be left on the plant right up until they’re ready to eat. Tomatoes are a staple in many summer vegetable gardens, but they don’t always reach their full potential. To ensure you have a ...

It is common practice for gardeners to pick tomatoes while still green and then allow them to ripen indoors. This is done for a variety of reasons. Some gardeners pick their tomatoes early because ...

Knowing when to pick tomatoes is simple. All you have to do is wait until the fruits are fully red (or purple, or yellow, or whatever color tomatoes you’re growing). Right? Well, maybe not. Here’s ...

If you want the most tomatoes from your harvest, you need to know the correct way to prune these popular garden plants. Bonus ...

Fruits that continue to ripen after harvest are called climacteric. They produce high amounts of ethylene gas and continue to sweeten through the ripening process. Climacteric fruits common to eastern ...

There aren’t many things more satisfying than going out to your garden and harvesting your produce. All the digging, watering and weeding you’ve done in your vegetable garden suddenly becomes ...

It's not always easy to spot a good tomato from just a quick glance. Too many times, I've been duped by one that looked juicy and meaty, but actually ended up being watery and flavorless. When a ...