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Arizona Cooperative Extension provides information about 1) tomatoes' environmental preferences, 2) cultural practices and common problems in planting beans, and 3) harvesting and storage methods 

Texas A&M University provides tomato gardening information including varieties, when to plant, spacing & depth, care, harvesting, common problems, and growing Q&A. Figures in the page helps us to understand the tomato gardening process. 

This University of Missouri Extension page lists frequently asked questions and answers regarding tomato gardening. 

DiY network provides a list of tomato-gardening web pages. The pages include soil preparation and a few tips for good-looking tomatoes 

This Fact Sheet shows how to grow cucumbers, peppers, squash, and tomatoes in containers. For this container gardening, this page provide information about Type of Container, Starting the Plants, Soil Mix, Staking the Plant, Planting, Growth, and Suggested Varieties. 

This Farm & Garden page provides not only general information about tomato but also gardening information such as seeding, germination, transplanting, and watering.  

Vegetable Gardening Club provides an overview for growing tomatoes. For more information, you can visit the forum section supported by the vegetable gardening club. 

This Fact Sheet provides tomato gardening information about Climatic Requirements, Soil Requirements, Fertilizer, Recommended Cultivars, Establishing the Plants, and Cultural Practices. 

Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service guide us how to select growing area, prepare soil and fertilizer, produce tomato plants, cultivate, irrigate, and harvest in tomato gardening.  

This PDF file describes Varieties to plant, Gardening Practices, Preparing the soil, fertilizer application to the bearing crop, planting, irrigation, disease management, and harvest information for tomato gardening.  

For tomato gardening, doityourself.com provides brief information about soil preparation, transplant, and two support systems (wire-support system and stakes-support system).  

This Horticulture & home pest news describes tomato growth habits, and suggests tomato planting time and tomato varieties for Iowa. 

  • Tomato (Clemson University Extension Service)

Home & Garden Information Center in Clemson University offers tomato gardening information including planting dates, fertilizing, watering, and so forth.  

  • Tomato (Mississippi State University Extension Service)

Mississippi State University Extension Service provides general information about tomato and suggests tomato varieties for gardening. 

  • Tomato (UC Davis, Vegetable Research and Information Center)

Vegetable Research and Information Center provides information about 1) Processing Tomato Production in CA, 2) Home Garden Tomatoes, 3) Integrated Pest Management for Tomato, 4) Postharvest, and 5) Disease. Each document is written with PDF format. 

"My first garden Vegetable Dictionary" of University of Illinois extension briefly introduces tomato's history and origin, tomato-planting calendar, seeding, and harvesting processes. 

This Texas A&M University page lists frequently asked questions and answers regarding tomato gardening. 

UF/IFAS provides tomato planting information for home gardeners as well as farmers in Florida. 

This tomato page describes soil preparation, planting, varieties, diseases, and harvesting. Figures in this page help us to understand the description. 

The Gardener's Network provides information about varieties, days to maturity, sowing, insects and pets, and diseases in growing tomatoes. 

  • Tomatoes (Home and Gardening Series of University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service)

University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension provides well-organized tomato gardening information. The information includes 1) environment, 2) cultural practices, 3) planting time, 4) spacing and depth of planting, 5) care tips, 6) harvesting, 7) common problems such as insects and disease, and 8) frequently asked questions. 

  • Tomatoes (Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service)

This PDF file provides tomato gardening information in detail. The information includes Cultivars, Soil Preparation, Planting, Training (Caging and Staking), Summer Care, Harvesting, Culturing Problems, and Canning. 

Virginia Cooperative Extension Service provides general information for tomato gardening. The information includes environmental preferences, culture, cultural practices, common problems, and harvesting and storage. 

University of Delaware Cooperative Extension Service offers Fruit and Vegetable Garden Series. This page in the series introduces the method of growing tomatoes in cages. 

Colorado State University Extension Service shows how to plant tomatoes in the home garden. It also offers information about pests and environmental requirement for tomato planting. 

  • Tomatoes Gardening Guide (National Gardening Association)

- Choosing Tomato Varieties - Transplanting Tomatoes - Fertilizing Tomatoes - Ripening and Harvesting Tomatoes  

  • Tomatoes Gardening Guide (North Carolina State University Horticulture information Leaflets)

 - Growing Tomatoes for Home Use - Blossom-End Rot of Tomatoes in the Home Garden - Pruning and Supporting Home Garden Tomatoes  

EXPLORE CORNELL is a well designed site dedicated to Cornell University research, instruction, and facilities. Home Gardening page provides information about 1) Plant Characteristics, 2) Growing information, and 3) Varieties. 

This PDF file contains tomatoes gardening information including recommended varieties, how to grow, common problems, and frequently asked questions. 

University of Illinois Extension provides tomato gardening information including varieties, when to plant, spacing & depth, care, harvesting, common problems, and growing Q&A.

 

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