Indoor growing begins four to six weeks before the last frost, and direct sowing occurs one to two weeks after the frost ends ...

Get the scoop on whether determinate or indeterminate tomato varieties are best for your garden. Determinate tomato plants tend to be smaller and more compact, and they produce their entire tomato ...

What makes a tomato the “best?” For most of us, taste is the top criteria. Taste, of course, is hard to describe, but ...

Timing is everything: get your tomato plants off to a good start with these planting tips.

Horticulturist Jamie Walton has shared how "companion planting" can enhance the taste of your homegrown tomatoes ...

*Growing tomatoes at home sounds simple enough — until the harvest comes up short. One of the most overlooked factors in tomato success is where the plants are placed. Choosing the wrong location can ...

Cal Poly's Tomato Spectacular takes place this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Horticulture Unit near the Poly Plant Shop. This one-day event will feature the sale of mostly tomato plants, ...

Tomatoes come in a whole slew of different sizes, shapes, and colors—so you may be focused on whether you want grape tomatoes or colorful yellow heirloom tomatoes. But what you should be paying ...