If you're not a fan of prolonging the life of your real Christmas trees, and don't want to bother with storing a bulky artificial option, consider upcycling a common garden item. It's easy to turn a ...

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 ...

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 ...

KONA Tomatoes can be difficult to grow in Kona, especially at upper elevations. Our local weather patterns coupled with the many introduced insects and diseases that tomatoes host compound the ...

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 ...

Fall (which officially started yesterday, Sept. 22) is a busy time to do lots of jobs in the landscape, but it’s also a time to think about “undoing” a few things. Three situations to consider: 1.) ...

I feel like spring is slipping away from me; a few of my gardens are still under leaves. At least my cool-season vegetables are planted and the onions are ready for their first fertilizer of the year.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...