I have never noticed leafminers on my tomato plants, but I received an email from Freeda who sang the blues for her tomatoes because of these insect pests.
Here’s an account of the crises involving her gorgeous tomato plants and the reclusive leafminers:
“Please, do you have any suggestion to help save my tomatoes? The plants are [...]

I recently shared some of my favorite tips for growing tomatoes, but I like receiving a good tip just as much as anyone and today it’s your turn. Following are some terrific homegrown ideas for growing tomatoes picked from your very own gardens!

The theme of the latest issue of the Gardening Secrets Newsletter centered on Homegrown Tomatoes so I thought I’d post a brief summary here of some of the tips for growing tomatoes that were covered in the newsletter:

The latest issue of the Gardening Secrets Newsletter has been released and is on its way to every gardener on the e-mail list. If you haven’t subscribed yet you can do so at te following link: http://www.mygardeningsecrets.com/optin.html. The focus of this month’s newsletter is a garden favorite; the homegrown tomato.

Yesterday I mentioned some of the benefits of growing cherry tomato plants; today I thought I’d share some of the interesting, colorful, and tasty varieties of cherry tomatoes that are available to the home gardener. For the backyard gardener there’s a wealth of variety, diversity, and unique flavors available when it comes to growing different varieties of cherry tomatoes.

If you’re still deciding on your heirloom tomato plant varieties for the upcoming growing season, consider adding a cherry tomato to the mix.
I wouldn’t grow cherry sized tomato varieties exclusively, but I also wouldn’t grow a garden without at least one cherry tomato plant to enjoy.
Cherry tomatoes are sometimes shunned for not offering the rich [...]