Homegrown tomatoes are one of the garden’s greatest gifts. And for those of us who make and preserve our own tomato sauce and soup, paste tomatoes are particularly special. Also known as sauce ...

I always have canned tomatoes in the house, and usually there are several varieties on my shelves. Canned tomatoes are a handy, versatile shortcut for easy, affordable, year-round access to an ...

There are lots of ways to finish a dish with a touch of flair. A squirt of lemon juice here, a dash of pepper flakes there. But unlocking the flavor potential of a dish shouldn’t just be left to the ...

Q: Can you tell me what is the best tomato to plant for canning and also a good eating tomato? A: Ask a dozen different gardeners that and you'll get three dozen different answers. So many excellent ...

MY SUMMER TOMATO DREAMS are more pointed and less juicy than they used to be. Specifically, I seek out elongated, thick-skinned paste tomatoes that typically have drier flesh and fewer seeds than ...

Q: What is the best tomato plant to grow in a container? Also, how big should the container be? I expect to have to put tomato cages around it. Should I just mix some perlite with the soil in the ...

A few years ago I grew 19 varieties of tomatoes. This year I've seeded a modest eight. Why, you might ask, does a gardener need even eight varieties? Let me offer a defense. Tomato nuts like me want ...