Tomato blight is a catch-all term for a group of serious fungal infections that affect the production and quality of fruit. The fungi attack tomatoes in different ways at different times, with ...

Person holding tomato plant with ripe and unripe tomatoes - Kateryna Dziavoruk/Getty Images Tomato plants don't hide their problems. Leggy plants are getting too much nitrogen, cracked fruit indicates ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Tomatoes represent a $1.9 billion annual crop, nationwide. They’re planted on 330,000 acres across 18 states, but diseases such as bacterial spot can ravage the popular crop.

Using calcium for tomato plants might be the best way to enjoy huge yields and sweet, juicy fruit. Calcium is often touted as a cure-all for blossom end rot, but it has a more significant role to play ...

Pennsylvania’s No. 1 home-garden vegetable crop‚ tomatoes, should be hitting peak form this week and churning out trusses full of juicy, ripe fruits. However, this long-time summer pleasure is being ...

The early diseases start with bottom leaves turning yellow and blotchy, eventually drying to brown and dropping off the stems. Then the disease works its way up the plant. Most times tomatoes can ...

Tomatoes are usually the best part of many backyard gardens, but if you’ve ever tried growing them, you know they come with their own challenges. One of the biggest headaches for growers is early ...

Maybe monsoon season is over and maybe not, but one thing we know for sure — with all this water and heat, we will be in the midst of a perfect storm for fungal diseases on our plants, especially ...

Tomatoes are a critical source of nutrients and remain one of the most widely cultivated fruits globally. However, intensive greenhouse practices increase susceptibility to diseases, which can reduce ...

Regardless of type, tomatoes are hungry plants that need well prepared soil, with plenty of compost and manure dug in. Add a balanced organic fertiliser, like blood & bone, which will provide plenty ...

Jeremy Siegel: This is GBH’s Morning Edition, and here to answer your questions about the weather and gardening is GBH meteorologist Dave Epstein. Good morning Dave. Dave Epstein: Good morning Jeremy.