I always look forward to gardening in the spring because I know I will no longer have to rely on supermarkets for a tasteless, mushy tomato on my sandwich. The tomato plant is one of the most popular ...

Question for Dan Gill: I am very interested in growing heirloom tomatoes, but many of the varieties that I plant don't seem to do too well for me. My Creole and most cherry varieties do quite well. I ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum) are beloved by gardeners, with over 10,000 possible types to grow. These leafy annuals grow ...

September, with its beautiful clear skies and almost sweater weather, signals the beginning of the end to some summer plants. However, tomatoes still have a few good weeks left. Often the green ones ...

Vegetable plants can be either heirloom or hybrid. During the gardening season, we often hear about heirloom vegetables, and many of the tomatoes and peppers we personally buy are heirloom varieties.

Of all the vegetables, tomatoes are certainly one of the most popular, so if you enjoy growing them, this article is for you. Growing vegetables here in central Florida is quite different than how ...

Springing from carefully planted and cultivated seeds, heirloom tomatoes are all born from the bloom in nearly the same shade, a typical light green. They grow into many colors, shapes and sizes as ...

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 ...

Growing season is upon us, and there's nothing that says summer like biting into a ripe, succulent home-grown tomato. This year, I've decided to explore what it's like to grow heirloom tomatoes, so I ...

A longtime garden writer shares her go-to sources for flower, veggie, and herb seeds.

When the Heirloom Tomato Festival in Carroll County was first organized by Master Gardeners in 2003, only 12 people attended. This year, the group expects more than 650 participants to swing by the ...