Have you ever noticed the incredible perfume that is released when a tomato is removed from its stem or you pluck the little green clump of leaves from its top? It is quite fragrant, but it also ...

Editor’s note: Throughout the growing season, Mike Hogan, OSU Extension Educator for Agriculture and Natural Resources in Franklin County will answer gardening and home landscape questions submitted ...

The leaves of my tomato plant are being eaten by something. Some of the stems are completely bare of leaves. Is there anything I can do to protect my plants? I suspect you have a tomato hornworm or ...

The hornworm is a common name for a sphinx moth’s caterpillar (larvae). One species of hornworm is called the “tomato hornworm” because it loves to munch on the leaves of tomato plants. Another ...

I was harvesting tomatoes on my friend’s plants, with her permission of course, when I noticed there were many stems with no leaves. I immediately thought “Hornworms!” Sure enough, as I started ...

PURSUING GREAT TOMATOES feels like a summer sport in our region, as maddening and rewarding as any baseball team or soccer league. At this point in the season — or garden, in this case — we’ve got a ...

Like any beloved ingredient, tomatoes have collected their fair share of myths over the years. Some misconceptions are harmless — like the eternal debate over whether tomatoes are vegetables (they're ...