Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Colorful tomato cages in planters - Jaclyn Vernace/Shutterstock If you're not a fan of prolonging the life of your real Christmas ...

You should be harvesting a bounty of tasty, juicy tomatoes from the home garden in August. It’s one of gardening’s top rewards. If not, don’t despair because tomatoes aren’t as easy to grow as they ...

Although Ceriporia lacerata fungus causes tree wood to rot, it also has a good side. According to a new study, adding the fungus to agricultural soil allows tomatoes to be grown using much less ...

Editors note: Throughout the growing season, Mike Hogan, OSU Extension Educator for Agriculture & Natural Resources in Franklin County, will answer gardening questions submitted by Dispatch readers.

A. The tree tomato is a member of the potato (nightshade) family. The "regular" tomato we plant in March belongs to the same plant family but is in a different genus. The tree tomato, Cyphomandra ...

Granted, you might get some strange looks if you tell someone you're making Christmas trees out of tomato cages. But once it's finished, this fun and easy holiday project will temper any skepticism.

In my Feb. 7 column on the King Farms in Falls (“How Bucks County faded as an asparagus capital of the United States”), I mentioned the glory of tomatoes of my childhood in Merced, Calif. That bit of ...

John Kiruthi is the founder of agricultural information portal Farmers Trend. However, he also indulges himself in farming, whereby he grows tree tomato and also sells tree tomato seedlings. “I mainly ...

During planting, if roots are left in a circle as they come out of the pot, the roots continue to grow in that position. The trunk continues to expand, and the circling roots continue to expand, until ...