Regardless of type, tomatoes are hungry plants that need well prepared soil, with plenty of compost and manure dug in. Add a balanced organic fertiliser, like blood & bone, which will provide plenty ...

Determinate and indeterminate describe two types of growth habits for tomatoes. Indeterminate tomatoes are vining varieties that require support; they grow and produce fruit throughout the growing ...

Once established, tomato plants can continue to grow and ripen fruit throughout the growing season. How long they'll continue to produce mostly depends on the variety, climate, and care they receive ...

Q: How do I care for my tomato plants in the hottest part of the summer? At what point do they start to produce tomatoes again? Tomatoes can continue to thrive in hot summer weather, but they will ...

Discovered some new information about tomatoes the other day that I didn’t realize before. We have always heard of determinate and indeterminate tomatoes. This information says there are also two ...

This Saturday a reader was asking about Cucumber Blight. The most disease-ridden plants in the garden are vine crops and tomatoes. What steps can gardeners take to postpone the inevitable takeover of ...