Home & garden, state by state
Anchorage’s frost dates, soil prep, disease-resistant varieties, companion plants and season-end tips for growing tomatoes successfully through Alaska’s short, bright summer.
Illinois tomato planting dates depend on your area’s last frost, with Chicago’s window as a reference point and disease-resistant varieties suited to the state’s variable season.
Alabama’s frost window, best tomato varieties for humid summers, and the pests and diseases home gardeners run into most, from blossom end rot to hornworms.
Iowa’s tomato transplant window, soil prep, disease-resistant varieties, companion planting and common pest problems, explained with local frost data and practical fixes.
Mississippi’s tomato planting window runs from early to late March at Jackson, per NOAA, with variety and pest guidance for the state’s long growing season.
California tomato planting depends on where you garden: frost-free Los Angeles plans around heat, while inland valleys and the Sierra still plant around a real frost date.
Colorado’s short growing season and variable elevation shape when to start tomato seeds, which varieties to choose, and how to manage local pests.
Phoenix almost never sees frost, so Arizona tomato growers plan around summer heat instead, choosing quick-maturing varieties and timing transplants through University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.
Delaware’s frost dates, soil prep, disease-resistant varieties, companion plants and common pests, with guidance drawn from NOAA climate normals and cooperative extension.
NOAA’s Wichita frost window, catalogue tomato varieties matched to Kansas heat and disease pressure, and season-long watering, feeding and harvest steps.