Tomatoes, stone fruits, and many herbs require well-hydrated soil to yield a successful harvest. But even a few days of a ...

Shaulene Wright Calls On New Yorkers To Embrace Mindful Gardening And Composting. A neighbor once told me he thought composting was just“hippie stuff.” He came to one of my drop-off events mostly out ...

As the days grow shorter and a chill fills the air, many gardeners feel a sense of melancholy as they put their outdoor plots ...

Two Defector gardeners are here to update you with our accomplishments and failures.  Kelsey’s Garden Update This year, I ...

Just when I thought my volunteer cherry tomato plant would continue to thrive into its second year, it became infested with spider mites and had to be removed. Last September, it had sprouted in the ...

1. Wash and rinse cherry tomatoes. Slice in half. Place in bowl. 2. Drizzle with olive oil. Add in crushed garlic, basil, salt and pepper, and red pepper flakes, if desired. 3. Cover with a lid and ...

Researchers, including those from the University of Tokyo, have successfully grown large tomatoes and cherry tomatoes, both rich in nutrients, in tightly controlled environments where the light source ...

Char whole ripe fruits, zip off the skins, and store them for winter — or make a delicious soup right now. At a farm dinner in Vermont in August, as course after course arrived, all made with produce ...

You can turn any tomato into tomato sauce. But one consistently turns out a rich, velvety sauce for pasta and plenty of other dishes. Making tomato sauce with fresh tomatoes is a labor of love — it ...