Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

A classic A-frame wooden trellis is a simple and attractive way to support vining vegetables. To give small tendrils ...

Jun. 5—For plants that crawl, climb and vine, a trellis is an indispensable tool for your home garden. Whether you are growing squash, peas or tomatoes, these simple structures help gardeners to save ...

Conventional gardening wisdom says you should pinch off the suckers that grow between the main tomato stem and the leaves of indeterminate (vining) tomato plants to encourage bigger fruit and more ...

Whether a tomato seedling was raised from seed or bought from a nursery, it’s as cute as the Obama family’s new puppy. If the plants stayed as darling until their fruit ripens in June and July, ...

I was out recently pruning my roma tomatoes, which you may recall were the only tomatoes to survive the tree squashing the garden. They are growing on a trellis that was on the end of the garden that ...

Trellises are the easiest way to expand your garden, whether you're growing ornamentals or edibles. In the Northwest, trellising tomatoes, cucumbers and other plants makes them less susceptible to ...

If you've ever tried growing tomatoes, you've probably noticed that they have very little structure, and their vines spread across the ground. But this issue doesn't always appear immediately. Young ...

Whether raised from seed or bought from a nursery, if tomato seedlings stayed as darling until their fruit ripens in June and July, everyone would grow them. But tomatoes are vines. The capability of ...

Tomatoes don’t need to cost a small fortune to grow. Garden catalogs may tempt gardeners with glossy photos, pricey seedlings ...

Timing is everything: get your tomato plants off to a good start with these planting tips.