Tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum) are beloved by gardeners, with over 10,000 possible types to grow. These leafy annuals grow juicy, flavorful fruits in shades of red, yellow, orange, purple, pink, ...

Just because the days are getting shorter does not mean that it's time to retire your tomato-growing dreams. While tomatoes are often associated with the warm and sunny summer months, fall can be a ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

Tomatoes are the stars of summer gardens and farms. Large, juicy heirlooms bring an irreplaceable flavor to BLTs, cherry varieties pop with a tangy sweetness, and paste types bring a solid texture ...

If you are like me, you are scrambling to obtain the right tomato selections to plant in the garden or in containers to ride out this heat and produce fruit before cold weather arrives. If the cold ...

As the weather warms and daylight hours lengthen, it is time to turn our attention to the vegetable garden. In my decades as a professional gardener, I've come to know that many common veggies may be ...

A close up of a man's hand as he harvests a ripe tomato - Dreamer Company/Getty Images For some home gardeners, the promise of fresh, sun-warmed tomatoes is the whole reason they've tilled up part of ...

Most cherry tomatoes are indeterminate and will need regular pruning and removal of “suckers.” Cherry tomato plants don’t ...