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 ...

Tomato plants have a naturally sprawling growth habit that need support if you want to get better harvests and healthier plants. There are lots of tomato cages and staking options on the market and ...

Learn how to stake tomatoes to help you grow healthier plants, save garden space, and harvest more from your garden. Once you learn how to stake tomatoes, you can give your plants the support they ...

Some of our onions have bolted too early and the bulbs have stopped growing. What should I do to prevent this? Onion bulbs do stop growing once it has "bolted" (set seed), so it is good to deadhead ...

For most vegetable gardeners, tomatoes are the rock stars of the summer harvest, and late May and early June is the ideal time for planting these warm-season favorites. Whether you grow sun gold ...

It was probably the most disappointing sight I've ever seen in a garden. Several years ago, a friend's tomato plants - heavily loaded with fruit - collapsed to the ground after a summer thunderstorm.

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 ...

Regardless of type, tomatoes are hungry plants that need well prepared soil, with plenty of compost and manure dug in. Add a balanced organic fertiliser, like blood & bone, which will provide plenty ...

Don't let your tomato plants become unruly. Tomato plants here need training to produce the best fruit in our hot, dry environment. Unlike their Northern counterparts, desert tomatoes cannot afford ...

This is the first year in my garden and I've jumped straight in with growing vegetables. Keen to get it right the first time, I did a lot of research to find beginner-friendly methods that suit my ...