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 ...

Tomatoes are some of the most popular plants in home gardens - but are prone to various diseases. Understanding which diseases are prevalent and what to do will help keep your tomatoes healthy. Tomato ...

Tomatoes and disease has always been a hot topic for gardeners but I challenge why we worry so much about trying to keep them ...

One of the special joys of home vegetable gardening is harvesting vine ripened tomatoes. Most gardeners have their tomatoes planted by now. It’s not too late to plant tomato transplants if you have ...

After proper variety selection and in the absence of a resistant variety (see last week’s column), cultural practices are crucial to avoiding tomato diseases. Although these control methods are ...

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Tomatoes are one of the most popular, relatively easy growing and rewarding vegetable crop for many gardeners. But tomatoes are also one of the most vulnerable crops to many diseases (like septoria ...

One way I determine when a garden column topic has risen to the level of sheer crisis is when I get the same question four times on a single bike ride. You see, after more than 35 years of competitive ...

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 ...

Question:,/B> I'm getting concerned about my tomato plants. Why are the leaves turning yellow; what are the white spots on the leaves; what are the black spots? Master Gardener Dan Draves responds: ...

California growers are on alert for a new viral disease, tomato yellow leaf curl, which has the potential to devastate the state's tomato production. The first California discovery of the virus was in ...