A healthy tomato plant has bright green leaves.   Every once in a while, though, a tomato plant’s leaves will change colors.   Yellow tomato plant leaves can be caused by a number of things.  Tomato plant leaves can go yellow for a number of reasons, ranging from easily-fixed benign problems to problems that will require treatment.
Yellow Tomato Plant Leaves Caused by Normal Growth
Sometimes the leaves at the bottom of a tomato plant will turn yellow and become wilted.  This is perfectly normal, and you shouldn’t worry about it at all.   If …

A neighbor saw me picking lemons from my lemon tree last year, and told me, “What beautiful limes!”   When I told her they were actually lemons, she laughed and told me, “I think you’re picking a little early, dear!”    I probably would have thought the same thing a few years ago.   People often see photos of lemon trees full of gorgeous bright yellow lemons.  The truth is, if you allow your lemons to get that yellow on the tree, you’re going to have buckets of rotten lemons pretty soon.
So how …

You probably know that the word “heirloom” means something that is passed down from generation to generation. So what does the word “heirloom” mean to the world of tomatoes?
An heirloom tomato is a type of tomato that has existed–without genetic modification or hybridization–since approximately 1940. Some heirloom tomatoes, heirloom tomato seeds, and heirloom tomato plants are commercially-available, which means that you can purchase them from heirloom tomato suppliers. Another definition of heirloom tomatoes means that a particular type of tomato seeds are passed down through the generations. This involves Grandma …

Last week, I talked about heirloom tomatoes, what they are, and how they differ from other tomatoes. Today, since we’re all about container gardening, I will talk about how to grow heirloom tomatoes in pots or other containers.
The secret to growing heirloom tomatoes in containers is this: There is no secret. Heirloom tomatoes are grown in containers just the way hybridized tomatoes are grown. You need the same basic supplies: large container, quality potting soil, fertilizer (I prefer organic), and some quality heirloom tomato seeds.  As always, the container must …

Like all my other fruits and vegetables in my container garden, I grow strawberries in a container. Years ago, I used to do this with a traditional strawberry pot. When my container garden started to get a little crowded, though, my containers were competing for space in the yard. I realized that the only way to go was up. People were growing tomatoes upside down, and I’d seen single strawberry plants in hanging baskets before…so I decided that I would grow strawberries upside down.
I make my own homemade Topsy Turvy …