Summer is when these insects become active and damage your plants. While most plants can sustain minimal damage, try to stay ahead of these culprits.

By Shelby Carroll N.C. Cooperative Extension Tomatoes are one of the most popular garden vegetables in North Carolina, and for good reason — they’re versatile, rewarding and delicious. However, ...

These are pests of the cool, wet times of spring and early summer. They hang out in moist, mulched beds and they come out to ...

Monarch butterflies depend on the milkweed plant as the only food source for its larvae, but the monarchs benefit from the ...

Alexander Livingston helped commercialize the crop. He’s a part of a long history of Ohio growers perfecting the tomato.

Expert share everything to plant in the garden in June, plus every single gardening job to tick off during the month.

Growing tomatoes is universally popular, and every grower envisions healthy plants laden with lots of flowers and fruits.

Chrysanthemums are effective pest repellents for all kinds of plants, but they do especially well near tomato plants. If you ...

Tomatoes are one of the most popular homegrown crops. It’s exciting to watch them grow, and particularly satisfying to taste ...

Help your tomatoes thrive by surrounding them with this low-maintenance herb. Planting sage in containers nearby can help ...

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So figure out how you're gonna water, get the biggest pot, make sure you're using a potting soil or one that's geared for pots. And then the nice thing is that you can plant regardless of frost. It ...