A few years ago, I spent a summer working on an organic vegetable farm. There were long days and early wakeups, but what made up for all that to me was harvesting tomatoes off the vine at the peak of ...

Fresh fruits and vegetables always taste better, but not everything is freshly available. While you can’t grow all your favorites at home, you can grow tomatoes. They’re not difficult to maintain, and ...

Tomato cages are key to your garden when your goal is to grow an abundance of ripe, juicy, red tomatoes. These support systems help tomato plants grow upward, keeping the fruit off the ground and away ...

Did you know you can turn a trio of Dollar Tree baskets and a tomato cage into an elegant tiered planter for your porch or outdoor space? A fantastic summer gardening hack, it's as thrifty to make as ...

A view of stacks of tomato cages, on display at a local retail store - The Image Party/Shutterstock When tomato season is over, it might be time give your tomato cage a new life. You could always ...

A planter that's too small will restrict a tomato plant's growth, so you need to repot them if they're getting large. Most tomatoes need to be repotted once before they're moved outdoors, and any time ...

You can make a sturdy tomato cage out of metal u-posts, concrete remesh and cable ties. I’ve designed a tomato cage that won’t fall over, allows plenty of air circulation, and comes apart for easy ...

As a rule, tomatoes don’t like Miami summers. They need cooler nights to set fruit than the South Florida subtropics provide. But this rule, like most, has an exception: the Everglades tomato, which ...

Tomato cages can give the plants the greatest chance of survival and the greatest chance at producing a large crop of sweet and delicious tomatoes in your backyard or on your balcony. Here are 10 of ...