We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Tomatoes are far and away the most popular homegrown vegetable. In fact, as The National Gardening Association claims, tomatoes are ...

John E. Woodmansee Photo: Tobacco hornworm on a tomato plant that has been attacked by a parasitic Braconid wasp. The white capsules on its back are the pupal stage of the tiny wasp. Braconid larvae ...

tomato hornworms or Japanese beetles. While knowing the historical (and changing) dates of the first and last frost can be helpful to gardeners when trying to determine when to plant specific ...