Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images Tomatoes are one of the most versatile and popular plants for backyard gardens, but they can be affected by a variety ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tomatoes need airflow to remain healthy and prolific. But it's easy to forget when planting tiny seedlings in spring how large ...

Never heard of "blossom end rot" until after we had moved to Missouri, but I have now. Our first garden here in Scott City was at the house we lived in on Helene Street. We had a fair-sized garden ...

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Image Credit: FASTILY - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0/Wiki Commons. Growing tomatoes can be incredibly rewarding, but their susceptibility to certain diseases can pose challenges for even the most devoted ...

Blossom-end rot is a common and frustrating problem in tomatoes. There are a variety of home remedies you will see online that are of questionable effectiveness, like applying eggshells or antacids.

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 ...

With Fargo's odd weather conditions going from excessively dry to wet and back to dry, it can be a killer on the No. 1 home-garden plants - tomatoes - says Rick Abrahamson, Clay County extension ...

Q: Forty years ago there was an old timer who was growing potatoes in a barrel. It had holes in the side for the leaves and the spuds were in layers, but I don't remember how it turned out. Have you ...

When do you start treating your tomatoes bushes for blossom-end rot? Thanks. — Sonny Blossom-end rot is a common and frustrating problem in tomatoes. There are a variety of home remedies you will see ...