Amy Y. Conry Davis is a writer who specializes in green living, sustainability, and travel. She holds a B.A. in English from the University of San Diego. Let's settle this debate once and for all: the ...

However, that's not the only word on the matter. Other nutritionists, the U.S. Supreme Court, the USDA, and culinary experts have classified tomatoes as vegetables based on flavor and their role in ...

Tomatoes are the iconic “fruit of the Gods” in folklore. In Central Oregon gardens tomatoes are the bane of our vegetable gardens or should we say, our fruit garden patch. Are tomatoes fruit or ...

This summer-fruit-filled salad featuring tomatoes leans into its double life as both a fruit and a vegetable. Botanically, tomato is a fruit, as it grows from a flower and contains seeds. But from a ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. I was at the farmers market, and we were talking about the difference ...

Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) are one of the most rewarding crops to grow, but where you plant them makes all the difference in how successful your harvest is. These sun-loving plants need more than ...

It's an ongoing debate: Is the tomato a fruit or vegetable? Botanically, it's considered a fruit with flesh surrounding and protecting seeds but, tastewise, we think of fruit as something sweet that ...