Growing tomatoes is difficult in the Carolinas, especially once you enter the month of June. To start seeds in February… watch them sprout and grow while it is still cold outside… finally plant ...

This is common with the first cluster or two of flowers a young tomato plant produces after planting. Flower drop also occurs this time of the year because most tomato bushes have set their main ...

My tomato plants have produced dozens of flowers, but very few fruits have set. I have even shaken the flowers to make sure they were pollinated. Can you tell me what is wrong? Your shaking of the ...

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An image of a tomato flower (center) surrounded by flowers from tobacco (white and pink) and petunia (red). All three are all members of the Solanaceae family of plants, which also includes the ...

However, many gardeners will find themselves constantly frustrated by pests nibbling at their tomato plants over summer months - fortunately, this can be prevented naturally with a few simple ...

Yaay! First flower bud on one of my tomato plants this season 2 days before Memorial Day. It's on a Costoluto Genovese and one of my larger tomato seedlings, about 10-inches high now. The runt ...

I would recommend just leaving it alone and allowing it to flower and fruit. I’ve damaged and killed many a tomato plant by trying to remove a sucker that was just too thick. It is better to be ...

Parsley is most effective as a companion plant when it is flowering, but this works well since it is mostly edible during the cooler months anyway; let it bloom during the summer, when tomatoes ...