The Plant Medic columnist Ricky Kemery says scrawny tomato plants might indicate soil has been depleted of nutrients.

An olla pot (pronounced “oy-yah”) is a porous clay vessel you bury in the soil near your plants. Fill it with water, and it slowly releases moisture as the roots need it. Think of it as a self-serve ...

A tomato is more than it seems; it represents taste, access and even identity. Rare heirlooms like Cherokee Purple and Green ...

Backwoods Greenhouse. It really is in the backwoods. My wife and I first saw the signs on Minnesota Highway 210 near the railroad trestle when approaching Cromwell on the way to Eagle Lake. For years, ...

Vees first grabbed some soil from their garden, added it to a pot, and softened it up using a fork — you can also use a ...

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s announcement that it will withdraw from an agreement with Mexico controlling tomato imports ...

Beat the heat with the perfect after-school or midday snack: the sweet, thick, and creamy mango milkshake found at local farm ...

Picture juicy red tomatoes on the vine. What do you see? Some tomato varieties have straight vines. Others are branched. The ...

Consumers may soon be paying more for fresh tomatoes as a decades-long deal with Mexico expires in less than a week, absent a ...

When tomatoes start flowering and producing fruit, that's the time they earn their reputation as divas. But not this year!

A group called Destination Think, reminds us that urban gardening could reduce a city resident’s carbon footprint by more ...

It's about showing up, season after season, and learning as you go.There's something deeply satisfying about growing your own ...