Most gardeners who grow robust tomato plants with abundant, healthy fruit know the importance of mulching. Applying a layer of mulch around plants can keep the soil cool in summer and warmer in spring ...

Tomatoes are one of the most popular vegetables to plant in home gardens but there are a few steps that can help ensure you grow healthier plants.

The dozen tips explored here can give gardeners a major leg up when it comes to ensuring their tomato plants thrive, and ...

tomatoes. And very few of them. What can I do this year to get perfect tomatoes? Sounds as if your tomatoes could have used some kind of mulch covering the bare soil all around them. There are more ...

Tomatoes don’t need to cost a small fortune to grow. Garden catalogs may tempt gardeners with glossy photos, pricey seedlings ...

The end of June is a busy time as the garden needs clipping, weeding and in some cases watering this week. The lawns in Western Washington grow fast this time of year, so they may need fertilizing as ...

Question: We bought our tomatoes early and kept them in the shade of the house. They have gotten too tall and have flopped over. Can we stake them up, or should we let them become tomato vines ...

A garden never whispers. It announces itself the moment someone steps into the yard, and surprisingly, mulch often sets the ...

Warm summer weather finally has arrived which means it's time to mulch our gardens. Summer mulch, which can range from well-rotted compost to a wide variety of other plant materials, is said to be the ...

Tomatoes are by far the most popular plant in the vegetable garden, but they can also be the most problematic. Eliminate the questions and begin the official summer season with proper tomato care.