It's no surprise that tomatoes are a popular edible plant— so popular, in fact, that they're the one of the most consumed vegetables in the world, second only to potatoes. Growing them yourself comes ...

The roots of your tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) plants need plenty of room to grow, but compacted soil can limit their ability to produce healthy fruit and also promote pathogens. When tomato plants ...

Tomatoes often top the list of plants people want to grow, but lately, more gardeners are stepping away from them.

Q: The ends of my developing tomatoes are leathery and brown. I know this as blossom end rot disease and always thought it was caused by a lack of calcium. Then my neighbor told me it was due to ...

Winter gardening on the Peninsula means pruning roses, choosing seeds for spring planting and checking trees for early signs ...