Tomatoes are America’s favorite garden “vegetable” to grow. Botanically a fruit, the tomato was classified as a vegetable by the U.S. tariff law of 1887 because it’s served with dinner, not as dessert ...

Q: I live in the Green Valley area and my cherry tomato plants are 4 feet tall and somewhat scraggly. Some blooms and a few fruit. My question: Is it too early to prune back and how much to prune, ...

IT’S MID-JUNE and many vegetable gardeners have already moved on to pruning their tomato plants, instead of transplanting them. It’s far too late in the year to plant more tomato seedlings. Or is it?

Jul. 25—The best way make a tomato plant thrive, whether beef steak or cherry, is to have consistency. "Tomatoes do like the summer months," said Elephant Rock Garden Supply Co. CFO and Product ...

Continue to remove the suckers in the leaf joints of tomato plants to keep vines upright and from sprawling. Young suckers can be pinched with the fingers, but use a sharp knife to remove suckers ...

Q. Must you prune suckers from tomato plants, or does it make any real difference? A. It makes a big difference. And if you want the largest, tastiest crops, you'll give those suckers a break.

Most tomato plants are grown for a single year, making fall or winter the end of the road. But before you put your tomato plants to rest, take a cutting.

It will soon be time to set out tomato plants, an act one performs when the weather has settled. That means warm soil, night temperatures of at least 45 degrees and no risk of a sudden reversion to ...