How to Grow Your Own Tomatoes, Part 5: Harvesting

Tomatoes are prone to a laundry list of diseases, including viral, bacterial and fungal assailants. Growers in the eastern half of the continent are almost sure

Tomato beds have an unfair reputation as the messiest, ugliest, most disease-ridden parts of a vegetable garden. To keep them from devolving to this sorry state

There are two things you need to do before you transplant your seedlings: Prepare the soil and something gardeners call hardening off.

How to Grow Your Own Tomatoes, Part 1: Starting Seeds Indoors. Growing tomatoes from seed isn’t hard, but there are a few things to be aware of

You know that section in the health food store where two-ounce packages of exotic sounding nuts and berries go for upwards of $20?

Though summer pruning is not harmful to the trees, winter makes things easier. Without the tree’s foliage, you can really see what you are doing.

Green Zebra, Black Krim, Captain Lucky and Radiator Charlie’s Mortgage Lifter. A lineup of hipster bands? Nope. Tomatoes. Heirloom tomatoes.

If you live in California or Florida, you may be fortunate enough to have a lemon tree in your back yard

Here’s the method that has made Karsten the go-to guru for straw bale gardening:

Asparagus has a colorful history and seductive personality. And it is probably the most demanding vegetable there is to get started.

US researchers have shown how to increase the amount of protein yield and quality in soybeans. Researcher finds way to boost protein yield per soybean plant

Each model has strengths and weaknesses, so idea was to combine strengths of both to make a new model that better predicts crop performance.

Although it might seem like grazing animals will eat any grass in the field, they are actually picky eaters. They prefer a “buffet” of grass choices

Choline metabolism in cells of plants and some parasites may lead to new therapies for parasitic infections and hardier crops.

It improves soil structure, increases yield and even improves the taste of fruits and vegetables, and makes them last longer in the field.

The Vegetable Farm Manager at Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture, turning your garden into a four-season farm is easier than you think.

Aquaponics an environmentally-friendly mash-up of aquaculture and hydroponics is just beginning to take off at a commercial level

Increasingly rare in the wild, these little onions can be cultivated by any farmer who possesses a bit of forested land and a whole lot of patience

Reconstitute dehydrated vegetables by soaking them in warm water for an hour or two before consuming. Dehydrated fruit may be enjoyed as is.