Growing tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) indoors may sound easy, but many gardeners find it to be a difficult undertaking because of the different growing conditions and extra maintenance. Soil ...

When it comes to garden staples, you can't get much better than tomatoes. These juicy, bright red and yellow fruits are beloved by gardeners of all skill levels. Tomatoes are popular not just because ...

Baptiste says tomatoes are a little different than other plants. He points out that the fine hairs on the tomato stem will ...

Tomatoes often top the list of plants people want to grow, but lately, more gardeners are stepping away from them. If you’ve ever struggled with tomato plants, you know how quickly those dreams of ...

Tomatoes come in two varieties: determinate (bushy) and nondeterminate (vining). Determinate tomatoes do better in containers while nondeterminate tomatoes grow better in the ground. Containers are ...

Determinate tomatoes grow to a fixed size, produce fruit all at once, and are ideal for canning and compact spaces like containers. Indeterminate tomatoes grow continuously, need strong support, and ...

If growing tomatoes in your backyard garden is proving difficult, you might have better luck with one of the plant's cousins ...

Reviewed by Debra LaGattuta Key Points Plant tomatoes in containers with good drainage that are at least 10 to 20 gallons and keep the soil consistently moist.Site tomatoes in an area away from strong ...

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