Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum) are beloved by gardeners, with over 10,000 possible types to grow. These leafy annuals grow ...

You should start tomatoes indoors five to eight weeks before planting in the ground, which should be after the last frost. Consult your USDA growing zone to find out when your last frost date is, as ...

February may seem early for gardening, but there are plenty of fruit, vegetable, herb, and flower seeds to prepare for April planting, according to experts.

MACON, Ga. — If your green thumb is itching to get back to work, there's a crop you can get a head start on as we wait for spring. Tomatoes are a popular springtime staple in the garden and if you're ...

Saving seed is a selective process — you don’t need to save seed from every plant in your garden. Monitoring blossom times, ...

In 2020, scientists announced the discovery of the missing link between modern tomatoes and their wild ancestors. Using genome sequencing, a wild species in Ecuador and Peru was confirmed as long as ...

The fourth of week of March is full of spring flowering bulbs, early blooming azaleas and rhododendrons, and more than a few lawn and garden weeds. This is a good time to plant the seeds of cool ...

Here's why 'Sart Roloise' deserves a spot in your garden this year.

My last column dealt with the current crop of tomatoes growing, but at the end of August it will be time to plant tomato transplants for a fall harvest. Whenever you get ready to plant tomatoes, fall ...