Q: What is the best tomato plant to grow in a container? Also, how big should the container be? I expect to have to put tomato cages around it. Should I just mix some perlite with the soil in the ...

Tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum) may start as tiny, well-behaved seedlings, but it doesn't take long for them to produce a multitude of disorderly vines — not to mention the dozens of pounds of ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Our vegetable gardens have gotten a crash course in Northeast Ohio summer weather the past couple of weeks—high winds, even higher temperatures, and relative drought have all ...

Tomatoes are a versatile, delicious option for gardens across the world, especially if your region gets a lot of sun. The yellow, red, and green produce come in thousands of varieties and can be grown ...

Tomato plants have a naturally sprawling growth habit that need support if you want to get better harvests and healthier plants. There are lots of tomato cages and staking options on the market and ...

Numerous readers of this column have been calling or emailing me over the last couple of weeks to inquire about the tomato cages I apparently wrote about here in the past. The problem is, that when I ...

There is a precarious balance in the garden. Just leave your garden unsupervised for a month or two and you'll see signs of its flight back to chaos. Some chaos is a good thing. Manicured gardens make ...