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  • DIY garden structures
    Design

    Three Garden Structures You Can Build

    Lashed poles, hoops,l and sticks give vining beans and tomatoes handsome support. These structures, from the gardens of historic Old Salem, a Moravian village in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, are a…

  • Article

    5 Terrific Tomatoes for Northern California

    There’s nothing like the psychological boost obtained when planting the first tomato of the year out in the garden - the touch of fragrant foliage, the joy of watching your…

  • How-To

    A Review of Tomato Gadgets

    When it comes to growing tomatoes, everyone wants to grow the first, the biggest, and the most. And while growing tomatoes isn’t that hard, numerous pitfalls and setbacks can beset…

  • Collection

    All About Growing Tomatoes

    Nothing says summer like a fresh sun-warmed tomato from the garden. If you love tomatoes and want to grow your own, but aren't sure where to start, this is the…

  • How-To

    Growing Tomatoes and Peppers in the Garden using Black Plastic Mulch

    Oh boy did I open a can of worms when I started to do research on the pros and cons of using black plastic mulch! Yes, it does warm the…

  • tomato MD app
    Kitchen Gardening

    How to Diagnose Tomato Problems

    If you’ve ever wondered what’s wrong with your tomato plants, you need Tomato MD. This easy-to-use interactive app takes the guesswork out of diagnosing 35 different problems that affect tomato…

  • How-To

    How to Grow Tomatoes in Containers

    When my husband retired from the Navy and we set about gardening on Florida’s panhandle, tomatoes were high on our list of things to grow. We tried valiantly to rise…