Heat Tolerant

Garden Fundamentals

How to Grow Tomatoes in Hot Weather

Sizzling summer temperatures can bring your previously productive tomato plants to a screeching halt. When days hit 85°F to 90°F and nights hover above 75°F, tomato flowers often fail to pollinate, then drop -- which in turn puts new fruit production on hold.

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Tomatoes That'll Cover Your Bread Slice

Find out which tomato varieties produce fruit large enough that a single slice of tomato will cover an entire slice of bread for sandwiches and hamburgers.

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Learn Tomato Growing Terms

There are a lot of tomato growing terms, from determinate and indeterminate to hybrid and heirloom. What do they all mean? Learn here.

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Conquer Blossom End Rot

If you see a black, sunken spot on the end of your tomatoes, you've got blossom end rot. Learn what causes blossom end rot and ways to prevent it.

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Tomato Plants Not Setting Fruit? Here’s Why

If you have trouble with tomato plants not setting fruit, heat is likely to blame. Keep plants healthy to ride through the heat wave, and help prevent this problem by growing heat-set varieties.