Tagged: tomato

Dig In: Garden checklist for week of June 16

Will you have ripe tomatoes by the Fourth of July? Remember to keep soil evenly moist while tomatoes are developing. (Photos: Kathy Morrison) Keep an eye on tomatoes as they ripen in hot weather...

Dig In: Garden checklist for week of June 2

To prompt flowers and fruit set, give your tomato plants a boost of bone meal. (Photo: Debbie Arrington) Get ready for your garden to explode After an extra soggy May, summer has arrived. This...

Dig In: Garden checklist for week of May 19

Day Breaker, a floribunda rose, is like a ray of sunshine on a rainy Sacramento morning. Too much rain can damage roses. (Photo: Debbie Arrington) Unusually rainy week keeps temperatures way below normal The...

Tomato problems widespread this summer

This Sungold plant is history. (Photo courtesy DRWWilson) Call it Sungold sudden death syndrome. Several gardeners in the greater Sacramento area reported the loss of their super-sweet yellow cherry tomato plants in July –...