Vegetable plants need nutrients to produce a healthy crop. Learn how often and when to fertilize your vegetable garden based ...

The Plant Medic columnist Ricky Kemery says scrawny tomato plants might indicate soil has been depleted of nutrients.

There are many reasons for little or no harvest when it comes to tomatoes. Here are 10 reasons your tomato plants may be failing to produce fruit.

Heat waves challenge gardeners as plants experience stress above 90 degrees, slowing growth and photosynthesis.

Have any recent events made you pause and think about growing more of the food your family needs? I know that’s the case for ...

Water is the best tool against heat. Keeping the soil consistently damp down into the root zone ensures you’re giving plants ...

The summer months bring warmth, sunshine and long perfect days. These conditions are great for enjoying your garden , but ...

If used for preserving or candying, the rhizomes should be dug while tender and succulent, rather than when old, tough and ...

Landscape fabric blocks nutrients. You can’t easily add compost, fertilizer, or other soil amendments when a sheet of ...

Tomatoes make sugar (fructose and glucose) and acid (citric, malic and ascorbic). Studies have shown that tomatoes higher in ...