You may have heard that planting basil near your tomatoes can boost flavor or that marigolds help keep pests at bay. That’s no garden myth—it’s part of a time-tested practice called companion planting ...

Gardeners from across the spectrum of novice to expert can be found growing tomatoes in the summer months. This cheerful vine produces vibrant red fruit that has become synonymous with warm-weather ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tomatoes are one of the most popular, if not the most popular, crops in our vegetable gardens, although, as you probably know, ...

Marigolds are the best flowers to plant with your tomatoes. Not only are marigolds bright and bountiful, but they also offer multiple benefits to tomato plants. Let me explain why you should grow ...

Peter Richards shows how to support tomatoes, and Tonya Ashworth talks companion planting. This week on the Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, local garden expert Peter Richards demonstrates ...

Growing different plants together, often for mutual benefit, is a long-established strategy in vegetable gardening. Approaches include companion planting and interplanting. In companion planting, ...

This technique involves pairing complementary plants together to help solve a handful of common gardening concerns. Companion plants are an essential part of any garden. These mutually beneficial ...

If you have ever looked through a seed catalog, you have seen a wide variety of tomato types. In the most recent Burpee catalog, there are over 10 pages of tomatoes! There are: early varieties, late ...