Tomato plants are a favorite crop among beginner and experienced gardeners alike, and both groups struggle with a common problem: their tomato leaves turning yellow. Tomatoes are prone to a variety of ...
Grocery store tomatoes can’t hold a candle to a sun-warmed, freshly-picked, homegrown ripe tomato, but growing your own tomatoes isn’t always as easy as we might like. Many diseases can affect ...
Follow this guide when buying tomato plants to ensure you get the healthiest, disease-free pick that will keep producing ...
Black spots on tomato leaves are usually caused by fungal diseases like Septoria leaf spot or early blight, which thrive in warm, humid weather and can reduce yields or kill plants if untreated. Treat ...
A few years ago in August, I walked in a garden of a friend from church who also reads my column. My friend had a beautiful garden; weeds were under control, most of the plants looked healthy and he ...
Tomato plants can be susceptible to foliar leaf diseases. The key to preventing the disease is to help the plant stay as dry as possible. K-State Extension Ample rainfall this year has been a blessing ...
When you're growing your tomato plants during the summer, you might notice some with curling leaves. Here's why that happens and how to stop it.
Many of you have heard stories or read about the great potato famine which occurred in Ireland during 1840’s and 50s. But did you know it originated in Mexico? In 2009, there was a major outbreak of ...
Not to beat a dead horse, but we still need rain. At least I do in my garden. I finished weeding my tomatoes yesterday and the soil was dry and dusty, even below a couple of inches. We got rain last ...