For most vegetable gardeners, tomatoes are the rock stars of the summer harvest, and late May and early June is the ideal time for planting these warm-season favorites. Whether you grow sun gold ...

Most tomato plants are grown for a single year, making fall or winter the end of the road. But before you put your tomato ...

There's a certain joy when it comes to growing your own foods — the farm-to-table method. Everyone might not have the capacity to maintain a full-on homestead, but if keeping a tiny mint plant alive ...

Tomatoes are the stars of summer gardens and farms. Large, juicy heirlooms bring an irreplaceable flavor to BLTs, cherry varieties pop with a tangy sweetness, and paste types bring a solid texture ...

If you can’t stand the heat, stay out of the garden. After the last couple of weeks of our stubborn heat dome, my inbox has been flooded with dozens of “what’s wrong with my ...” and “what will this ...

It can be difficult to determine what disease is affecting the veggies in your garden, but if you look closely, you can tell ...

CHICAGO — WGN’s “Plant Daddy” Tim Joyce is back to share some weekend gardening tips, including what to do about fruitless tomato plants, how to save dying hydrangeas, and more. Got any questions for ...

SAN ANTONIO — Gardeners itching to come out of hibernation and get a jump on tomato growing can pick up plants of a new variety for the area at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, which kicks off ...