Looking for a way to ripen the last of your late season green tomatoes that still hang from your dying tomato plants – without having to keep your plants in the ground? As summers draws to a close, tomato plants quickly start to lose their luster. The once proud plants that were flowering strong and …
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As crazy as it sounds, what you do with your tomato plants as they die off this fall – and how you dispose of them – can both have a huge impact on how well your tomato plants grow in your garden next year. And even more, it can also play a major role in …
Looking for a simple method using your oven to make sun dried tomatoes from the fresh tomatoes growing in your garden this summer? Harvesting fresh, ripe tomatoes from your garden and turning them into sun-dried tomatoes has a certain magical quality. Being able to concentrate and save the fresh taste of summer the whole year …
As summer hits full stride and tomato season gets into full swing, many gardeners become alarmed when some of the leaves on their tomato plants begin turning brown – and in some cases – even begin to die and fall off. This can be especially true for the lower leaves of tomato plants in mid …
How do you know when it’s the right time to pick the tomatoes growing on your tomato plants? Believe it or not, there is a bit of an art to knowing when to pluck tomatoes from your plants. And doing so correctly can pay big dividends for both you and your tomato harvest. Not only …
How you fertilize your tomato plants during the summer months can play a critical role in just how many tomatoes your plants produce – and even more – for how long they will continue to produce late into the summer and fall. Tomato plants are one of the heaviest feeding vegetable plants a gardener can …
Looking for a few great ways to quickly and easily find the tomato hornworms attacking your tomato plants – and save them before it’s too late? Tomato and tobacco hornworms are notorious for consuming the foliage, stems and even the fruit of tomato plants. As summer hits full stride, the big green worms with little …
The question arises every single summer as tomato plants begin to grow – should you or shouldn’t you remove the suckers on tomato plants? And, do I need to even prune my tomato plants at all? Tomato suckers have long been the topic for hot debate among avid tomato growers. On one side, you have …
When it comes to getting the most from your tomato plants this year – it’s important to avoid three of the biggest and most common tomato growing mistakes gardeners often make that not only hurt the growth of their plants, but more importantly, the overall harvest they eventually produce! Whether you grow your tomatoes in …
Looking for a few natural methods to keep whiteflies from infesting your tomato plants this year? Whiteflies can be devastating to a tomato plant. And, unfortunately, in several different ways. For starters, whiteflies love to feed on the leaves of tomato plants. They do this because they love the sap that is inside of the …