tomatoes

Soil thermometer in soil of farm field. (iStock │ #2148452446 - JJ Gouin)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Soil temperature is important for germination in the garden

Home gardeners can take their own soil temperature measurement. Soil temperature affects germination of many garden foods. Read More

Tomatoes (Photo courtesy of ARS News Service.)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

It’s February: Are you thinking about tomatoes… yet?

Visitors can sample tomatoes, peppers, salsas and related products Sept. 5 at the MU Tomato Festival in Columbia. (MU file photo)
Midwestern Region, Missouri, Regional Roundup

MU Tomato Festival is Sept. 5, 2024



The Kansas Value Added Foods Lab is hosting a two-day online class to help food operators and manufacturers learn the correct procedures for producing thermally processed acidified foods. (Photo courtesy of Kansas State University Research and Extension.)

K-State food scientist outlines steps to canning frozen food safely

  • By Pat Melgares │ K-State Research and Extension
Tomatoes picked too soon will not ripen, but can be used for fried green tomatoes. (Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife)

How to store tomatoes

Digging in garden beds. Weeding weeds in the garden. (Photo: iStock - Anna Solovei)

June Gardening Tips and Checklist

  • By JayDee Gunnell | Utah State University Extension
Onions (Photo: Cindy Haynes)

Gardeners enter home stretch for onions, tomatoes

  • By K-State Research and Extension news service
Salad plantation in a square garden at springtime, and some tomato plantation and flowers. (Photo: iStock - NCAImages)

Maximize garden space by growing vertically

Hands Planting The Seedlings Into The Ground (Photo: iStock - RomoloTavani)

Soil temperature is important for germination in the garden

Tomatoes (Photo courtesy of ARS News Service.)

It’s February: Are you thinking about tomatoes…yet?

Preparing a freshly dug flower bed for planting in a garden with fork and wheelbarrow (Photo: iStock - PaulMaguire)

Four tips to creating the perfect garden plan