Some plants help tomatoes grow, while others can steal nutrients and compete for moisture. Avoid plants that attract the same pests and diseases and any that may inhibit tomato growth. Choose ...

Few things are tastier than a fresh-grown tomato from your own backyard, but achieving the perfect crop takes a bit of know-how. You need to get the basics right, such as choosing the best varieties, ...

COLUMBUS — Jerry Nissen and Katherine Locke have cultivated their friendship for more than 30 years. Both are plant lovers, and Nissen, now retired, holds a degree in horticulture. This year the two ...

Since April, readers have been asking why their tomato plants looked so funky. Seriously, people! Tomatoes are heat loving tropical plants. If you haven’t planted tomatoes yet, it’s not too late; they ...

You should be harvesting a bounty of tasty, juicy tomatoes from the home garden in August. It’s one of gardening’s top rewards. If not, don’t despair because tomatoes aren’t as easy to grow as they ...

Summer has come a little later this year. But the truck just arrived with a big box of hot-weather questions. Moving to the Metroplex in September 1970, I’ve been around this block 54 times, so I can ...

Five things to do in the garden this week: Fruit. Growing a papaya tree is a simple matter. If you plant papaya seeds now from store-bought fruit, you will probably see a crop within a year. Papaya ...

Which species are tomatoes' foes and which are their friends? Some plants help tomatoes grow, while others can steal nutrients and compete for moisture. Avoid plants that attract the same pests and ...