Tomatoes are a staple of summer gardening. We cover everything from choosing the right variety to techniques for staking and watering.
Growing tomatoes is all fun and jokes until wind and frost sets in… Wind not only causes physical damage to the tomato crop but also draws away potential pollinators (like bees and butterflies) that could promote healthier fruit sets. Frost, similarly, damages developing fruit and might even cause rotting on a large scale. In this…
Are you looking for the right plant to pair alongside your tomatoes? Well, lucky for you, this article has all the answers you’re looking for. Today, we’ll be going over 9 of the most popular and effective companion plants for tomatoes and understanding why they work so well. Let’s get right into it, shall we?…
As a gardener, it is a rewarding experience to watch your fruits, flowers or veggies grow from their initial stage to the flowering and ripening stages. I can’t wait to harvest my tomatoes in a few weeks. Every morning, I walk around my garden with a sense of fulfillment. Once I see the big red…
I went through a disheartening experience some years ago. As a gardener, I love planting all my flowers and veggies. The process of watching them grow, bloom and blossom gives me a sense of fulfillment. Everything turned out great UNTIL I decided to plant tomatoes. At the initial stage, it was going well. I had…
Creativity is needed for your gardening endeavors. You don’t have to follow the same “old and mundane” processes. Growing plants in repurposed plastic bottles is one of the new eco-friendly ways of growing your fruits and vegetables. Beyond the ease that comes with the process, it is also an interesting adventure because you can see…
Have your tomato plant leaves been looking really sad and yellow lately? Yeah…it’s heartbreaking to see something you’ve planted degrade so easily, especially if you had some expectations from it. I mean…we all wish to make that tomato salsa with homegrown tomatoes, don’t we? While the seasonal cycle of the plant definitely does play a…