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 ...

Containers are better for deterring pests, while plants in the ground will need less frequent watering. Tomatoes are a staple in nearly every vegetable garden: they’re easy to grow, provide bountiful ...

Tomatoes are a staple in many vegetable gardens, but they often require quite a bit of space to grow. So for those with limited square footage, it can often be difficult to know which variety to plant ...

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 ...

Fish fertilizer is ideal to help grow tomatoes in pots, thanks to its plant-strengthening properties. Fish fertilizer also improves soil health and offers a slow release of nutrients. The product is ...

While building a sandwich, have you ever thought to yourself, "Wouldn't it be nice if I could just pluck my own tomatoes off the vine to slice up and pile on this, Ina Garten-style?" Well, the process ...

The weather may not agree, but the gardening season is well underway. For answers to your questions, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension ...

Q. I grow tomatoes in pots and keep getting blossom-end rot. I know it is caused by calcium deficiency. Should I add some eggshells to the potting soil? A. Blossom-end rot is a common problem in pots ...

Like many a Seattle-area gardener, when Marcia Dillon first tried growing tomatoes here, she was shocked by how hard it was. “When I first moved here, it was quite humbling,” she says. “Back in Ohio, ...