They are planted in large buckets and get full sun all day. The tomato’s themselves are getting bigger each day and appear to have no pests. I see no signs of fungus or mold. I have removed some of the yellowed leaves but want to know why they are yellowed. It’s hot here now and [...]

These were grown in the south with bright red cherry tomatoes that were very sweet. Can they grow in Northern Illinois and can the plant be purchased locally?

I have a couple of recipes for canning tomato sauce and for canning tomator juice. Truthfully the whole canning process is a little scary to me…so I was wondering if anyone knew any easy safe things I could do to preserve my tomatoes. Also, I have some peppers and would also welcome recipes for homemade [...]

I have some tomato plants and they produced tomatoes, and I even picked some red delicious tomatoes. They are Better Boy, Jet Star, and Atkinson varieties. Now all the flowers are drying up and turning brown. I feel like the tomatoes I have now growing are all the ones I’ll get this summer. I water [...]

What should i do to increase roots & grow stronger stems?

I started growing tomatoes for the first time this year. I have both plum and big boy tomatoes. The plums are ripening, but I notice that there is a hole (like it is rotted out) on the bottom of the ripening plum tomatoes. What can I do to prevent this from happening to all my [...]