Tomatomania began in Pasadena 25 years ago and now features more than 180 varieties. The search for the ideal tomato is "like racehorse breeding," said Scott Daigre, the owner of Tomatomania. He ...

Growing tips: Shoot for eight hours of sun, a consistent watering schedule and regular fertilizer. If you're growing in a pot, make sure that it's at least 15 gallons. Read on ... for more tomato ...

They’re on sale again this spring at Cal Poly Pomona, where the campus’ Tomatozania event has returned. The sale, which began ...

March is prime time for SoCal gardeners who love to grow tomatoes, with three specialty growers having pop-up sales of ...

Tomatoes are one of the most popular fruits to grow and harvest, but they can be tricky to master. Considered a challenging grow for beginner gardeners, they can be affected by everything from ...

I start my tomato plants from seeds sown in mid to late March ... yield and they’re soon followed by the mid-sized slicers and finally the beefsteaks like Brandywine. Summer is the sweetest season for ...

Tomatoes are the most popular plant for the home gardener ... The larger varieties such as Brandywine, Cherokee Purple and Jetsetter are wonderful slicing tomatoes. Early Girl is the earliest producer ...