Sweet, juicy, homegrown tomatoes are the epitome of backyard gardening produce, and they don’t happen by accident. It takes a combination of diligence, patience, sunshine, and soil fertility to grow ...

Tomato plants require a lot of nutrients to grow and produce healthy fruit. To ensure your tomato plants get the nutrients they need, it is important to provide them with fertile soil, and that often ...

Tomato plants need three main nutrients from fertilizer—nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium—as well as some other trace elements. Most fertilizers are a combination of those three components; the ...

Growing your own tomatoes at home makes a big difference when it comes to flavor. There’s nothing quite like pulling a fresh tomato off the vine when it’s fully ripe, juicy and warmed by the sun.

MacCubbin gives gardening advice for Central Florida about tomatoes, amaryllis, poinsettias, palms, vegetables and ...