Question: We are ready to plant our tomatoes. What soil preparation do you recommend to be successful? Answer: Tomatoes appear quite happy in our sandy soils if you do nothing but add lots of water ...

This time of year I start craving a sloppy bacon and tomato sandwich. There is one condition though; that tomato has to come from my garden. Buying one from the grocery store is just not the same. So ...

A man with a tan plaid shirt, holding a bunch of tomatoes that are green and red. - Mint Images/Getty Images Homegrown tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) are a delicious reward for the relatively small ...

Tender bulbs: Dig up bulbs from cold-sensitive perennials, including dahlias, gladiolus, begonias, and cannas. Store the ...

This winter reminds me of the winter of 1991. There was almost no rain all winter. But then, on the vernal equinox, the skies opened and it rained for days. By the rain-year’s end, we had received ...

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 ...

The gardener feeds the plant, the organic gardener feeds the soil. Feeding the plant is like applying battery power, which has a limited span of usefulness before it burns out. But feeding the soil ...