A gardener pruning the water shoots that grow between the stems and twigs of the tomato plant - johan kusuma/Shutterstock You've probably heard a lot about the benefits of pruning your tomato plants: ...

Tomato hornworms, Manduca quinquemaculata, are large green caterpillars that devour tomato plants along with other nightshades including peppers, potatoes, and eggplant. They can also be a little ...

In the seemingly peaceful gardening world, there are rumblings of dissent. Little more has gardeners ready to throw off their gloves than questions about pruning tomatoes. Okay, no one is likely to ...

Whether it’s too late depends on zone—northern gardens stop before frost, southern ones prune later. If frost is near, pinch flowers, remove diseased leaves, or pull and hang plants so tomatoes ripen ...

I saw your recent column about tomato fruitworms, and was wondering if this pest also eats leaves. The leaves of one of my tomato plants are being eaten by something. A couple of the branches now have ...

Editor’s note: Throughout the growing season, Mike Hogan, OSU Extension Educator for Agriculture and Natural Resources in Franklin County will answer gardening and home landscape questions submitted ...

Ah, summer in Iowa! For the home gardener it is the best of times and the worst of times - sorry Charles Dickens. My coneflowers, dill and tropical milkweed are all in bloom and beginning to attract a ...

You've probably heard a lot about the benefits of pruning your tomato plants: bigger harvests, healthier vines, fewer diseases. But if you've tried it before and didn't see much difference, there's a ...