Garden Plot: The best trees, the worst trees

By WTOP Staff
October 5, 2012 | 2:53 AM

Warning: These trees are for avoiding!

The National Association of Realtors has just released a great list of not-so-great trees that homeowners should avoid.

Taking these recommendations to heart can save you money, misery and headaches

Tomato 411: When, how and what tomatoes to plant

By Mike McGrath
May 12, 2017 | 5:37 AM

Plant your tamatas! The arrival of Mother’s Day and the forecast calling for upcoming nights to stay reliably in the 50s means that we have the opportunity for an early and safe tomato planting date! (And yes, that means you did jump the gun if yours are already in the ground, especially if your tomatoes live (or are expected to) out in the Northern burbs, where nighttime temps dropped into the frigid 30s earlier this week.) How ‘determined’ are your tomatoes? Determinate varieties — often touted with phrases like bush, patio or container — are bred to stay small and relatively upright, but they are still vines. They tend to top out at around 4 to 5 feet in height and generally produce their small-to-medium sized fruits fairly early in the season. Determinate varieties are the best choices for container growing, and only require medium-level support.

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