Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. KrimKate / Getty Images Stake your tomatoes right when they're in their final position so they can settle in and spread their root ...

Staking your tomato plants has plenty of benefits, including a better harvest. Once you learn how to stake tomatoes, you can give your plants the support they need for their rapid growth. While ...

Find out if it's better to stake or cage your tomato plants to keep them standing tall through harvest. Tomato plants have a naturally sprawling growth habit that needs support if you want to get ...

The more tomatoes your plant produces, the heavier the branches become. Since tomato plants grow tall, they need some help supporting their crop. Staking helps the plant grow upright and keeps the ...

If left alone, tomato plants will spread across your garden beds, creating a big, messy pile of foliage. Trying to harvest through that mess of leaves can be a challenge busy gardeners don't need, not ...

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 ...

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 ...

When a home gardener grows a vegetable, it’s more likely to be a tomato than any other choice. Lots of high-value and tasty tomato plants will be going in Harrisburg-area soil these next few weeks as ...