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Tomato plants are a popular addition to vegetable gardens, but they can be a real challenge. From the moment tomato seeds sprout to the day you compost the plant at the end of the season, tomato ...

Tomatoes are one of the most popular crops for people to grow at home. Indeed they often represent one of the first edibles that people start their fruit and vegetable growing adventure with. But any ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you're growing tomatoes in your garden, it's a pretty safe bet that you want them to become plump, red, and juicy. You don't want to deal ...

PORT ANGELES — Jenny Glass will present “Tips for Diagnosing Tomato Plant Problems” at noon Thursday. The free lecture is part of the Green Thumb Garden Tips series streaming on Zoom. Glass has been a ...

Tomatoes are one of the most rewarding—and sometimes most frustrating—plants to grow in the garden. Just as the fruit begins to ripen, gardeners often face problems like cracked skins, blackened ...

We got about an inch of rain the other day in Fulton, before that it was hot and dry. David Trinklein, University of Missouri Plant Science & Technology, had an article about the effects of heat on ...

It can be difficult to determine what disease is affecting the veggies in your garden, but if you look closely, you can tell ...

Is there ever a “normal” year for growing tomatoes here in North Central Texas? One spring it’s a late freeze. Another year it turns hot really early. And then there’s been this year, when the ...

Heat has a big effect on our tomato plants. Each year (usually a little later in the year), we get calls from people saying their tomato plant is producing flowers but no tomatoes. This is an issue we ...

The hot, wet conditions we have been experiencing are perfect for the development of fungal diseases in tomatoes. Brown spots on the blossom end of tomatoes would suggest blossom end rot, but the ...

Identifying the problem is the first step toward fixing it. Here’s how to solve the mystery. By Margaret Roach Those spots on the foliage of your beloved tomato plants may be slightly panic-inducing, ...