Keep garden-fresh tomatoes close at hand this season. Grow one or more in containers on your patio, balcony, or front steps. Any tomato can be grown in a pot, but determinate varieties are smaller and more compact, so they are a bit easier to manage in a container. They produce fruit in a relatively short… Continue reading Growing Tomatoes in Pots
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Grow an Earlier and More Abundant Tomato Harvest
Be the first in your neighborhood to enjoy a garden-ripe tomato. Then continue harvesting an abundance of flavorful tomatoes throughout the growing season. A little planning and strategic planting can help you get an earlier and bigger tomato harvest. Jump start the season by warming the soil for an earlier start. Cover the planting… Continue reading Grow an Earlier and More Abundant Tomato Harvest
Tomato Troubles
You have waited all season for that first red ripe tomato only to discover less-than-perfect fruit. But don’t worry, you can still have a great harvest this year while improving things for next season. Blossom end rot is a common problem. It’s due to a calcium deficiency often caused by fluctuations in soil moisture, often… Continue reading Tomato Troubles
Simple Strategies for a Larger Tomato Harvest
Nothing is more frustrating than investing time, money and energy in planting and growing tomatoes only to watch them succumb to disease. We can’t change the weather conditions that support disease problems, but we can tweak our growing strategies to reduce this risk. Select and grow the most disease-resistant varieties suited to your growing region.… Continue reading Simple Strategies for a Larger Tomato Harvest
Winning Tomatoes Add Vibrant Color and Flavor to Gardens and Meals
Impress your guests with a garden, container and dinner table filled with tasty and colorful winning tomato varieties. Small-fruited varieties are perfect for salads and snacking and those with larger fruit ideal for slicing, canning and sauces. These winning tomatoes were tested nationally by All-America Selections (AAS), a non-profit plant trialing organization. Volunteer judges evaluated… Continue reading Winning Tomatoes Add Vibrant Color and Flavor to Gardens and Meals