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 ...

Many of us move to the Valley of Sun from other places and don't understand how the desert climate changes the way we plant vegetables and flowers. Plants that grew back home may not grow here, so ...

but also increase the number of fruits a single plant has to put effort into growing and supporting. You'll know tomatoes are ready to pick when it is a vibrant shade of its expected color, has a ...

Q: My squash plants and other vegetables have suddenly developed brown edges around some of the larger leaves. Is this a disease? Is there anything I can do to prevent this from spreading to the whole ...

Question. Our tomato plants have a good crop of fruits and they are still flowering. Why aren’t more fruits forming? Answer.You probably don’t appreciate the really hot summer temperatures and neither ...

If you can’t stand the heat, stay out of the garden. After the last couple of weeks of our stubborn heat dome, my inbox has been flooded with dozens of “what’s wrong with my ...” and “what will this ...

If you want to give your tomatoes a fighting chance, there are things you can do to give them a solid head start. Growing disease-resistant tomato varieties, getting enough sun, and regular watering ...

June is the month to plant a vegetable garden in Western Washington. The soil is finally warm enough to plant the seeds and starts of warm season crops such as beans, tomatoes, squash and cucumbers.