People are now ordering seeds for this summer's garden, so now is a perfect opportunity to set up a seed bank to share with your friends, family, and community.

Here's when to start your seeds so you can get your germinated tomato plants in the ground on time when the weather warms up.

Germinating tomato seeds is somewhat intensive but generally produces good results. Learn how to germinate tomato seeds faster with the following steps.

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Do you love Jersey tomatoes? Would you like to grow some heirloom tomatoes to make colorful salads? Well the time has come to finally start tomatoes from seed indoors.

Everyone loves growing tomatoes, but not everyone takes the time to start their own plants from seed. Most gardeners head to their favorite local nursery and pick up a few transplants when ...

Hands down, tomatoes are the most popular home-grown vegetable. They also can be the most frustrating. "Tomatoes are the roses of the vegetable garden," says Chronicle columnist and Bay Area ...

Marianne C. Ophardt is a horticulturist for the Washington State University Extension and writes a garden column for the Tri-City Herald. She talks about ordering vegetable seeds.

See which heirloom tomato varieties you should grow in your kitchen garden, plus put your harvest to use with a Tomato Kromeskies recipe.