When is it time to pick tomatoes?

JT asked: I have the Cherry and Roma varieties if that matters. This is my first year attempting to grow vegtables. Click Here For All Your Tomato Growing Needs

Should I cut off the first tomato flowers?

Grace asked: I’m growing Ace tomatoes and the first flower blossomed, with a few still unopened. I heard that cutting off the first flowers will produce better harvest. Is this true? Should i pinch them off? Also, how many tomatoes does one plant generally produce before frost? Click Here For All Your Tomato Growing Needs

What kind of mulch should I use?

cralyn asked: I grow tomatoes every year and I go through the trouble of using landscaping fabric to keep weeds away. It’s a lot of work. Do you think it’s acceptable to use pine needles? I have a ton of pine trees in my yard and the needles are plentiful. Or is there something in [...]