tomatoes

Salad plantation in a square garden at springtime, and some tomato plantation and flowers. (Photo: iStock - NCAImages)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Maximize garden space by growing vertically

K-State horticulture instructor says a vertical garden offers many benefits in addition to needing less space. Read More

Hands Planting The Seedlings Into The Ground (Photo: iStock - RomoloTavani)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Soil temperature is important for germination in the garden

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

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

Tomato plants are prolific, their fruit can be canned, cooked or eaten fresh, and they are a source of vitamin C, making tomatoes the most popular plant in home gardens. (Photo courtesy of K-State Research and Extension.)

Health benefits of tomatoes

Frozen cabbage in the garden covered with frost (Photo: iStock - Ulrike Leone)

Fall Frost Tolerance of Common Vegetables

Kansas State University Research and Extension food scientist Karen Blakeslee says it is not recommended to can tomatoes that have frozen while on the vine. (Photo courtesy of K-State Research and Extension.)

Can frozen tomatoes be canned?  

Tomato plants are prolific, their fruit can be canned, cooked or eaten fresh, and they are a source of vitamin C, making tomatoes the most popular plant in home gardens. (Photo courtesy of K-State Research and Extension.)

A harvest meal with a little bit of spice