Some people believe that talking to your plants makes them thrive. While there's limited scientific support for sound ...

Tomato growers placed into quarantine after the discovery of the tomato brown rugose virus say authorities should have been ...

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Regular and even watering can help prevent common problems like blossom end rot or fruit cracking. Tomatoes need ...

The Royal Tasmanian Botanical Garden’s dedicated volunteers have sourced, seeded and nurtured more than 8000 tomato plants ...

For many gardeners, growing tomatoes is the main event. It’s easy to see why. It’s hard to beat the flavour of a fresh, ...

When different varieties of one plant species are crossed with each other, their hybrid offspring are often more robust and ...

I’ve been speaking to a few people over recent weeks about green tomatoes which haven’t ripened, but they don’t have to go to ...

Researchers identify the crucial protein for controlling the biosynthesis of steroidal glycoalkaloids and saponins in plants of the genus Solanum and for the first time demonstrate the ecological role ...

In the ongoing effort to enhance crop efficiency, researchers have uncovered key genetic components of photosynthesis in ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Tasmania. Followed categories will be added to My News. Manager of garden operations at the RTBG David Reid said the annual plant sale brings out thousands of ...

Cleaning up your vegetable garden at the end of the season goes a long way toward avoiding pest and disease problems next ...