By planting the tomato deep and trimming the low leaves, it develops a strong underground stem and deep roots. The gardener then fills the rest of the hole with compost, mounding the soil into a ...

Have you ever gone to pick your tomatoes, only to find out your neighborhood squirrels cleaned you out? You are not alone, ...

As tomato plants grow and yield small round tomatoes, another unexpected creature may appear: the Tomato Hornworm. Learn how ...

A man seen planting tomato seedlings in the greenhouse of a home vegetable garden. Jill Ferry/Getty Images. However, a study from Iowa State University published in 2000 showed that pruning tomato ...

How to identify and control tomato hornworm and other garden insects. By David Epstein August 17, 2014 ... There is one pest that is found mostly in the vegetable garden and this is the tomato ...

Protect your tomato plants from hornworms, ... Luckily, planting basil can naturally enhance pest control in the garden, says Speight. Zones: Annual, can overwinter in zones 10 to 11.

A popular crop to grow in Ohio, tomatoes have a lot of things influencing their growth. Here are some tips for your garden.

I'm Tom Butzler, and in this episode of Year-Round Gardening, we'll talk about tomato pests. ... Hand-picking and destroying many pests in a home garden is an effective control measure.

Use 1/4 to 1/2 cup of the concentrate per gallon of spray. This mix doesn’t kill insects, just repels them, and that is a good thing because it doesn’t hurt the beneficial insects.