While some fruits and vegetables don't come in very many varieties, tomatoes are one form of produce that does. There are more than 10,000 varieties of tomatoes worldwide, with the most popular types ...

Dear Master Gardener: My friend and I are debating about whether a tomato is a vegetable or a fruit. She thinks it’s a fruit because it has seeds, but I pointed out that cucumbers and zucchini have ...

Tomatoes are the iconic “fruit of the Gods” in folklore. In Central Oregon gardens tomatoes are the bane of our vegetable gardens or should we say, our fruit garden patch. Are tomatoes fruit or ...

This summer-fruit-filled salad featuring tomatoes leans into its double life as both a fruit and a vegetable. Botanically, tomato is a fruit, as it grows from a flower and contains seeds. But from a ...

Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) are one of the most rewarding crops to grow, but where you plant them makes all the difference in how successful your harvest is. These sun-loving plants need more than ...

Peppers and tomatoes are part of the nightshade family and have similar needs for light, water, and nutrients in the garden. They can be grown together, but keep an eye on them because they attract ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified tomatoes as the most nutrient-dense fruit, surprising many who ...