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  • How-To

    Troubleshooting Tomato Problems

    Learn how to troubleshoot and prune tomatoes with this step-by-step video by the editors of Fine Gardening. Here's a list of actions you should take if trouble strikes your plants.…

  • Kitchen Gardening

    How to Grow a Giant Tomato

    The world record for giant tomatoes was set in the 1980s and hasn’t been topped since. If you want to challenge your vegetable gardening skills this summer, why not try…

  • How-To

    A Different Approach to Crop Rotation

    If you grew carrots, tomatoes, and beans this year, you’ll want to add a reminder to your to-do list next spring: Rotate. Crop rotation is a practice whereby gardeners plan…

  • Article

    Time to Savor Heirloom Flavor

    Doreen G. Howard’s new book helps gardeners—especially those who like to cook—explore the joys of growing and enjoying heirloom vegetables, fruits and herbs. She generously shares her Cream of Fresh…

  • Kitchen Gardening

    10 Foolproof Veggies Anyone Can Grow

    “Raising vegetables ain’t easy.” I’ll never forget hearing this sentence come out of the mouth of a farmer from Iowa. I had always grown a few tomatoes and a row…

  • Kitchen Gardening

    Straw Bale Gardening (Part I)

    Having read Straw Bale Gardens, by Joel Karsten, I was ready to try growing in my first straw bale.

  • How-To

    What’s Wrong With Your Tomatoes?

    It’s time to be honest with ourselves: We love tomatoes, but sometimes tomatoes don’t love us. Every spring, my neighbors, colleagues, and family dance around spouting the joys of homegrown…

  • Kitchen Gardening

    Reader Recap: How Did Your Garden Grow?

    What were you happiest with in your garden during the 2012 season? Please share your most successful gardening tips, best plant recommendations and other good growing ideas.

  • Article

    7 things I’ve learned this year and a mystery tomato plant

    My garden is back...bigger and badder than ever...but where did that tomato variety come from? And what the heck is it?

  • Article

    Book Review: The Texas Tomato Lover’s Handbook

    This book is a must-have reference for any tomato lover.