Blueberry bushes need pruning to encourage new growth that produces bigger fruit. Follow these tips for removing old, weak, ...

Discover the art of staking tomato plants using the EPIC Florida Weave method in this informative video. Learn step-by-step how to effectively support your tomato plants, ensuring they grow strong and ...

It goes without saying that seasonal gardening tasks should be performed at specific times of the year, mainly because of the weather. But many gardening practices are also best performed at certain ...

In the garden this week: Fruit. Cut off all vertical shoots or water sprouts on your citrus and avocado trees. If you see suckers growing from the base of the trunk, remove them as well. You can also ...

Let late-season tomatoes shine by simmering them whole, vines and all, Eric Kim writes. By Eric Kim Eric Kim spent five months growing tiny grape tomatoes on his terrace in Brooklyn. You’ve heard of ...

For some home gardeners, the promise of fresh, sun-warmed tomatoes is the whole reason they've tilled up part of their yard. No grocery store tomato, not even an heirloom from the organic market, ...

You've probably heard a lot about the benefits of pruning your tomato plants: bigger harvests, healthier vines, fewer diseases. But if you've tried it before and didn't see much difference, there's a ...

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 ...

Learning how to prune raspberries is key if you're growing them in your garden. Getting it right will help keep your plants in top health and encourage heavy yields of their tasty fruits year after ...

Tomato plants possess a sophisticated system to protect themselves against herbivores: the signaling peptide Systemin triggers a cascade of plant defense responses. A research team from the University ...