July is the month in Sonoma and Napa counties when gardeners typically start to experience water challenges. – Check to make sure all irrigation systems are working, and drip lines have not been ...

Caring for tomatoes during heat and drought can be a challenge, especially if they’re growing in a container. When the temperatures reach into the 90s, you can expect to water them daily. In the case ...

Around the middle of July, a tomato-growing friend was checking her tomato patch and discovered five itsy bitsy teenie weenie green tomato hornworms sporting itsy bitsy teenie weenie black horns on ...

DEAR Heloise: Working in the garden relieves stress. Tomatoes are easy to grow and are delicious. When planting tomato plants, remove the first branches on the bottom of the main stalk. Dig a deep ...

Nov. 14—Pam Riddle's garden is home to two monsters — a 14-foot tomato plant and an 8-foot jalapeno pepper plant, both are straining the framework trellis to which they are tied. The two were even ...

It rained all day last Sunday and temps were down in the 70s where I live, so I took the opportunity to do some much-needed work on my tomato plants. They’re grown in large pots on my south-facing ...

Twisted or curled leaves on tomato plants can be caused by environmental stress, chemical exposure, or biological factors. While curling leaves do not necessarily kill the plant, determining the cause ...

If your tomatoes are anything like mine, they’re starting to come in by the bushel. Mine aren’t ripe yet — most are still big green knobs. But they’re getting close. According to tomato doyenne ...

The harvest season is upon us and Master Gardeners receive many calls about tomato problems. Tomatoes are well loved, so it's upsetting to find snails or a gigantic hornworm hanging on the tomato ...