Tomatoes are America’s favorite garden “vegetable” to grow. Botanically a fruit, the tomato was classified as a vegetable by the U.S. tariff law of 1887 because it’s served with dinner, not as dessert ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jillian Kramer If you have a vegetable garden, chances are you have tomatoes growing in it. When home-grown, the fruit bursts with ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Pruning your tomato plants might sound like an extra gardening chore, but it’s actually the secret to ...

A popular ingredient to many dinnertime favorites, there’s nothing quite like a ripe, juicy tomato that’s been freshly plucked off the vine. Growing tomatoes at home can be a fun and exciting ...

IT’S MID-JUNE and many vegetable gardeners have already moved on to pruning their tomato plants, instead of transplanting them. It’s far too late in the year to plant more tomato seedlings. Or is it?

Staking your tomato plants has plenty of benefits, including a better harvest.

Master Gardeners spent last winter and spring growing an array of annual flowers, perennials, herbs and vegetables for their annual plant sale. On opening day, a line of early birds snaked around the ...

Leggy, overcrowded tomato seedlings are more than an eyesore. They signal stress that can follow plants into the garden, ...

If you have a vegetable garden, chances are you have tomatoes growing in it. When home-grown, the fruit bursts with flavor and produces a vibrant color that store-bought tomatoes just don't measure up ...