Stake your tomatoes right when they're in their final position so they can settle in and spread their root system to grow taller. Choose metal or plastic stakes since they're non-slip and durable ...

Gardening guru Marianne Binetti recommends watering your lawn less often but deeply. This deep watering will train the roots of your lawn and shrubs to go deep in search of moisture. Deep-rooted ...

Late May and early June are an important period for one of home gardener’s favorite crops – tomatoes. Kansas State University horticultural expert Cynthia Domenghini said tomatoes need support to ...

"Grow up." That's what I tell some of my plants. Upright plants, bathed in air, are less apt to get fungal diseases, and those bearing fruits — tomatoes, for example — are less likely to have their ...

GROWING UP: Apprentices at Wild Abundance stake tomato plants to direct them up, not out. Photo courtesy of Wild Abundance Summer is here, but it barely feels like spring in many ways. We’ve had ...

A month from now, don't say I didn't warn you. Tomato seedlings that were planted neatly near garden stakes already are beginning to take matters into their own hands, and if allowed to grow willy ...

Every gardener wants a productive harvest, and staking tomatoes is one way to ensure your tomatoes yield plenty of ripe red fruits, as you give them the support they need to grow rapidly. Plus, ...