Containers are better for deterring pests, while plants in the ground will need less frequent watering. Tomatoes are a staple in nearly every vegetable garden: they’re easy to grow, provide bountiful ...

Beautiful, ripe tomatoes growing off of a vine. - HiTecherZ/Shutterstock Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) are certainly one of the more popular plants for gardeners, and with all of the tips and hacks ...

A. While there are many benefits to growing in containers, the biggest drawback is water retention. A tomato planted in the ground, or even in a raised bed, has the luxury of spreading its roots far ...

Photo Credit: Digital Light Source/UIG via Getty Images. Summer is here and many of us are getting excited for fresh fruits and veggies. A great beginner plant for many, especially for container ...

What tomatoes are most suitable for growing in containers? What do container-grown tomatoes require for success? With so many varieties of tomatoes available, the selection of a variety that will ...

Tomatoes are cherished home-grown delights, celebrated for their luscious taste and culinary flexibility. Keen gardeners have two options for cultivating tomatoes: starting from seed, or purchasing ...

The weather may not agree, but the gardening season is well underway. For answers to your questions, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension ...

Grow these 10 garden vegetables in containers and pots in your home throughout the winter for fresh veggies all throughout the cold months.

March is when we begin to plant our spring vegetables, such as tomatoes, peppers, snap beans, squash and cucumbers. These vegetables like warm temperatures and cannot tolerate freezes. Although one or ...

If you are like me, you are scrambling to obtain the right tomato selections to plant in the garden or in containers to ride out this heat and produce fruit before cold weather arrives. If the cold ...

Every gardener has likely had a fail of some sort when growing tomatoes. These abundant growing vegetables (or fruit?) produce at such rapid speeds that planting them too close together is asking for ...

“Location, location, location” is a frequently used phrase in the real estate industry, and it applies to tomatoes too. Choose a poor planting spot and you'll end up with spindly, weak plants lacking ...