Growing Tomatoes in Florida: Planting Dates, Varieties and Local Pests
Jacksonville’s NOAA frost data sets the north Florida planting window, while central and south Florida grow tomatoes through winter instead of summer months.
Growing Tomatoes in Utah: Planting Dates, Varieties and Local Pests
Utah gardeners can use Salt Lake’s April 12-29 frost window from NOAA to time tomato transplants, pick suited varieties, and manage common local problems.
Growing Tomatoes in New York: Planting Dates, Varieties and Local Pests
A plain-language guide to New York tomato planting dates, disease-resistant varieties, companion planting and the pests and problems gardeners run into most often.
Growing Tomatoes in Kentucky: Planting Dates, Varieties and Local Pests
Kentucky’s frost-free window, best-suited tomato varieties, companion plants and common pests, based on NOAA climate data and planting arithmetic.
Tomato Pests in Michigan: Which Ones Actually Show Up Here
A season-by-season rundown of the tomato pests that actually show up in Michigan gardens, how to identify each one, and what controls them.
Tomato Pests in Indiana: Which Ones Actually Show Up Here
A season-by-season rundown of the cutworms, beetles, aphids, mites and hornworms that actually attack Indiana tomatoes, with how to identify and manage each one.
Tomato Planting Dates in Ohio: Counting Back From Your Frost Window
Ohio’s tomato planting window runs off OSU Extension’s Columbus frost dates. Here’s how to count backward and check your own cultivar against it.
Tomato Pests in Ohio: Which Ones Actually Show Up Here
This guide names the seven insects that actually damage tomato plants in Ohio, when each one appears, and what treatment works for it.
Tomato Varieties That Ripen in Time in Michigan
A season-by-season look at fourteen tomato varieties, from 55-day cherries to an 85-day paste tomato, matched against Michigan’s frost dates.
Tomato Planting Dates in Michigan: Counting Back From Your Frost Window
Michigan’s tomato transplant window runs from late April near Detroit to mid May statewide, based on MSU Extension frost data and each cultivar’s days to maturity.