Nothing tastes better than a fresh tomato from the vine, but a specimen that won't ripen can signal a problem with the plant or its growing conditions. Perhaps a heat wave has halted the ripening ...

Tomatoes still green on your vine, and first frosts are round the corner? You can still rescue your tomatoes and ripen them before they're damaged by cold weather. Here's how.

First, tomatoes that are fully green likely will not ripen, or at least will not develop a good flavor. Tomatoes that are starting to turn white or pink or that have developed a star or streak of ...

At the end of the season, as weather temps grow colder, it can be hard to get those green tomatoes to turn red. Fortunately, avid gardener Simon Akeroyd has a simple trick for getting them to turn red ...

Q: I planted elephant ears bulbs this spring but they haven't done much so far. Why aren't they getting tall like others I see? First of all, there are several varieties of elephant ears, height ...

I have lots of tomatoes on the vine, and many are large in size. None seem to be ripening or changing color. Is there any way to promote ripening? — Robert Thorn Relax. You just have a bad case of the ...

Once established, tomato plants can continue to grow and ripen fruit throughout the growing season. How long they'll continue to produce mostly depends on the variety, climate, and care they receive ...