Most gardeners who grow robust tomato plants with abundant, healthy fruit know the importance of mulching. Applying a layer of mulch around plants can keep the soil cool in summer and warmer in spring ...

tomatoes. And very few of them. What can I do this year to get perfect tomatoes? Sounds as if your tomatoes could have used some kind of mulch covering the bare soil all around them. There are more ...

Seeing a cracked tomato after weeks of waiting for a perfectly ripe one is one of gardening's biggest letdowns. One day the fruit looks great, and the next, its skin has suddenly split or it has rings ...

One of the best ways to control weeds in the home garden is by mulching — covering the soil surface around plants so that no bare soil shows. The major benefits of mulching are 1) It greatly reduces ...

Tomatoes are undoubtedly among the most popular plants for homegrown produce. They flourish during the summer, which is also the time many gardeners go away for a break. This makes it essential to ...

Ask almost any gardener what they've got growing in the vegetable garden, and they'll say "tomatoes." That's often followed by a laundry list of disease problems or sad tales of how few tomatoes they ...

Late May and early June are an important period for one of home gardener’s favorite crops – tomatoes. Kansas State University horticultural expert Cynthia Domenghini said tomatoes need support to ...