The only sunny spot in the yard was previously landscaped with river rocks. It would be out of the question to dig up and move all these rocks so I’m putting dirt and topsoil on top of the rocks. I plan to water the plants nearly every day and provide sufficient fertilizer. If tomato plants [...]

My mom has a bunch of heirloom tomato plants growing, I was wondering if anyone knows how I could grow them from her plants? She said use seeds, but do I just take a tomato and cut out the seeds, or rince or how would I start it? We don’t usually throw them away, I [...]

i am making a compost pile at home that include leaves, twigs all sorts of vegetable peels and some times even spoiled over non veg food items ,i want to grow my tomatoes using this and no chemical fertilizer.. will this work? and will the yield be satisfactory…now it is winter over here and in [...]

Every Friday, I go outside and fill my 1 1/2 gallon container with 1 scoop of miracle grow for tomato’s and 1 1/2 gallon of water and sprinkle it on my 4 tomato plants. They are so big, they vining on to each other. I think its probably ok to stop fertilizing now. Whats your [...]

Can a single tomato plant by itself actually grow tomatoes on it? Or do you need “two” tomato plants growing near each other in order to get tomatoes to start growing on them…?

Hello. I am living in Panama and would like to grow tomatoes. I have not been able to find tomato plants or packaged seeds, I guess because it is warm here so they can grow stuff year round, but still the tomatoes I get from the store are nothing compared to the “real” homegrown tomatoes. [...]

I was just wondering, I see people hanging their tomato plants upside down on the eaves of their sheds or out buildings and I was just curious as to why they grow them like this. Is it a special breed of plant that grows best like this? Or can any plant grow like this? What [...]

They are still green, but look a little wilty. Are they dead, dying, need something?? It has been a little chilly, not freezing, and a little rainy. Too much water, not enough? I have never had trouble with growing tomatoes before. I have 6 different kind, so it can’t be a “type” problem.

I am moving to a new house that I bought in a few weeks, but I would like to start growing some tomato plants now. Any suggestions on how I can grow them indoors, have a certain size of potting plant, certain type of window for sunlight and having support for the plant? Any advice [...]