If you have a vegetable garden, chances are you have tomatoes growing in it. When home-grown, the fruit bursts with flavor and produces a vibrant color that store-bought tomatoes just don't measure up ...
Tomatoes have earned a reputation for being one of the easiest veggies to grow, and while they certainly are easier than others (we're looking at you, eggplant) they’re not exactly hands-off. Giving ...
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - A listener wrote last week to ask about pruning tomatoes. The first thing to know is, you don't have to do it, it's up to you. Secondly, you probably only want to prune vining ...
Whether it’s too late depends on zone—northern gardens stop before frost, southern ones prune later. If frost is near, pinch flowers, remove diseased leaves, or pull and hang plants so tomatoes ripen ...
When you think about maintaining your annual vegetables, you probably don't think much about pruning, but some veggies ...
This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Tomatoes are sometimes considered no-brainers to grow -- fruitful, ...
To prune or not to prune—that always seems to be a question for tomato growers. While pruning is not a necessity, it can increase quality at the expense of quantity. To prune or not to prune—that ...
Q: Can you tell me how to prune my tomato plants? I’m new to gardening. This is only my second year, and I keep reading that I need to prune my tomato plants for better tasting fruit. Is it too late ...
If you've savored a garden tomato that's warm from the sun, pause to recall its taste and texture. Your teeth pop through the skin, and the fruit bursts in your mouth, sweet and sour at the same time, ...
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Roman Gonzalez is the creator of the urban gardening blog MrBrownThumb, founder of the Chicago Seed Library, and a co-founder of One Seed Chicago. Ask 10 gardeners if you should prune tomato plants ...