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Q: Is there anything we can plant in the summer vegetable garden other than the southern peas you talked about on your radio show?

The December freezes pushed onions into "seed mode" and caused some greens to have a less desirable taste, but tomatoes and peppers continue to thrive.

If you "potted up" the new Rodeo Tomato, Thunderbird, in February or early March, its time to transfer the plant to the garden or a large container.

Meet the new Texas superstar in tomatoes.

From pulling out the old plants and dealing with spider mites to how to fertilize the bed, Calvin Finch has all you need to know.

Tomato glory, along with cash, on the line in early June contests.

The time is ripe to select the next Rodeo Tomato and this years winner is will join the...

What should be harvested soon, what’s just germinating and what to plant next.

Recent rains mean that vegetable gardens are booming all across San Antonio Calvin Finch, Gardening FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 Jalapeño pepper plants will benefit from a side dressing of slow-release 19-5-9 fertilizer.Yi-Chin Lee /Staff file photoShow MoreShow Less 2of2 Onion tops flop over when they are ready to be harvested. Pull them from the soil and let them dry for two or three days before you place them in mesh bags to store in an air conditioned room.Jon Shapley /Staff file photoShow M...

Dakota Gardener: Tomato varieties for North Dakota Thousands of gardeners in North Dakota will go to their garden centers during the next two weeks to buy their tomato plants for this summer. 11:23 am, May 11, 2021 × When selecting tomatoes to grow, look for varieties that ripen early, resist diseases and produce good yields. Courtesy / All-America Selections By Tom Kalb, Horticulturist, NDSU Extension Do you like tomatoes? Of course, you do! It’s the favorite vegetable...