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 ...

Close-up photo of tomatoes on the vine with mold and tomato blight - Irina Starikova1811/Shutterstock If you've started to notice dark spots, brown leaves, or yellow ...

Gardeners each year plant their tomatoes with anticipation of juicy, bright red, homegrown tomatoes. Depending on the season, tomatoes can be plagued by disease without proper precautions. Dr. Steve ...

Q: My tomatoes were all affected by blight this season. Is there anything I can treat the soil with to kill the disease for following seasons? I know rotation of the site is best, but I have a limited ...

Plant scientists are asking home gardeners in the region to check their tomato plants for a disease that could wipe out much of this year's crop. In spite of its name, late blight has appeared early ...

Early blight in tomato plants can be a major problem for gardeners. Here’s how to keep plants healthy and growing strong.

Whether you say “toe-may-toe” or “ta-mah-toe,” there’s one thing we can all agree on — tomatoes are delicious. They’re also the most popular homegrown vegetable in the United States, found in more ...

This is a year to watch for late blight (LB) and early blight (EB) in potatoes and tomatoes and to a lesser degree in peppers and eggplants. For a disease to get established you need a susceptible ...

Some gardeners have reported their tomato plants progressively turning brown from the ground up, and then dying. The culprit is a fungal disease known as early blight, which is a common tomato problem ...

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 ...

When cool fall weather arrives at your garden, you might wonder when and how to prune your tomatoes. Don't worry, we've got ...

Tomato plants throughout much of the Northeast were hit last summer with a devastating fungal disease called "late blight." It's the same disease that led to the Irish Potato Famine in the 1840s. But ...