Harvest salad, paste, slicing, and heirloom tomatoes at the perfect time with these simple tips. The first ripe tomato—no matter how small—is the official sign of summer for many gardeners. Whether it ...

Here are some tricks to maybe have delicious Michigan tomatoes earlier than usual. There are several things we can do to at least have some ripe tomatoes as early as possible. Firstly we need the ...

This year Carol and I planted two tomato plants in our small garden. For the first time, one was a Roma plant. With this year’s hot weather, they are growing quickly, and we are already enjoying them.

Kenny, a good friend of mine, and I used to see who could have the first ripe tomato every summer. So I was always on the lookout for ways to raise and produce a ripe tomato before he did. Years ago I ...