When your tomato seedlings first poke their little leaves up from beneath the soil’s surface, it makes your heart flutter in excitement, doesn’t it? Those tiny little plants

Tomatoes are one of the most popular plants in the home vegetable garden, and for good reason: they’re incredibly versatile, delicious, and nutritious. However, it can be hard

Have some green tomatoes, but aren’t sure what to do with them? We’ve been there. After all, there are only so many ways that you can use up

Tomato plants are vigorous growers, requiring some type of sturdy support to keep the plants upright and off of the ground. Reaching up to 12′ long and producing

Once your summer tomatoes reach the height of production, you’ll find yourself overwhelmed with more tomatoes that an entire city could eat in a month. It’s virtually impossible

Egg shells can provide your soil and plants with loads of calcium. Eggs are a cheap, common food item that many tomato gardeners use quite frequently; thus, they

Growing in small spaces or raised beds can be difficult, especially when you’re trying to figure out which plants can be planted together, and which can’t. Tomatoes and

Clay soil can be very difficult to grow in, especially if you’re not prepared to amend it and make it more hospitable for your plants. There are a

Marigolds and tomatoes: two very popular plants in most home gardens. You rarely find a veggie garden that doesn’t contain marigolds; well, an experienced gardener’s, anyways! Marigolds aren’t

Topping a tomato plant might seem drastic, or perhaps counterproductive. I mean, cutting your seedlings’ and plants’ healthy growth back doesn’t seem like it would be a good