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 ...

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The National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT) has released four new, high-performing varieties of tomato and pepper. The announcement, made by the Executive Director, NIHORT, Prof Mohammed ...

Every year, a team of experts including David Rodriguez, the Bexar County horticulturist with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, works with area nurseries to grow and compare available tomato ...

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 ...

Tomatoes are tropical plants, but they can still be grown in hot, dry West Texas. Permian Basin Master Gardeners share what ...

Allow him to explain: Huey grew up gardening and cooking with his grandmother in San Leandro. He went to college at UC San Diego, where he spent undergrad studying zoology and grad school researching ...

Did you ever wonder which New Jersey tomato variety tastes the best? Here’s your chance to find out. Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station and Rutgers Cooperative Extension are inviting ...

Recently, I was visiting my sister at Wrightsville Beach and we were invited to a tomato tasting party. Because I love tomatoes, I was looking forward to attending this summer party. When we arrived, ...