Tomatoes - Daily Gardenery

Close-up of a ripe tomato with a dark, sunken blossom end rot patch growing on the vine.

Vegetable Gardening • Crop Specific Troubleshooting

October 3, 2026• byDaily Gardenery

Blossom End Rot on Tomatoes: Causes and How to Treat It

Blossom end rot is one of the most common and most misunderstood tomato problems — a dark, sunken, leathery patch that develops on the bottom (blossom end)...

Fingers pinching off a small sucker growing between the main stem and branch of a tomato plant.

Vegetable Gardening • Crop Care, Pruning & Support

September 26, 2026• byDaily Gardenery

How to Prune Tomato Plants for Bigger, Healthier Harvests

Pruning tomatoes intimidates a lot of gardeners who worry about cutting away something they shouldn't, but done correctly, it's one of the most impactful...

Large green tomato hornworm with white diagonal stripes blending into tomato foliage

Plant Problems • Pests & Insects

September 20, 2026• byDaily Gardenery

Tomato Hornworm Identification and How to Get Rid of Them

Tomato hornworms can strip a plant of leaves in days. Here's how to identify them correctly, find them before the damage is severe, and get rid of them for...

Hand picking a ripe red tomato from a cluster on the vine

Vegetable Gardening • Harvesting, Storage & Preservation

August 28, 2026• byDaily Gardenery

When to Harvest Tomatoes (And How to Tell They’re Actually Ready)

Learn when to harvest tomatoes by color, firmness, and easy separation from the vine, plus how to pick and ripen them indoors and harvest garden herbs....

Gardener removing a young tomato plant from its nursery pot beside a raised garden bed

Vegetable Gardening • Planting, Seed Starting & Transplanting

August 20, 2026• byDaily Gardenery

When to Plant Tomatoes: Timing by Zone and Method

Planting tomatoes at the right time makes the difference between a bumper crop and a disappointing season. Learn when to start seeds and transplant by zone....