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 ...
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 ...
We’re at the point where some of you either have had or might have fungal disease in your tomatoes on the horizon. So, let’s talk about some of those diseases and what you should be looking for. First ...
If you have been growing tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) in your yard for any period of time, you've likely experienced the frustration of losing crops to diseases like late blight after prolonged ...
Whether you enjoy your tomatoes fresh in your favorite dish or have plans to preserve them for later consumption, a healthy plant is essential for producing top-notch produce. So what happens when you ...
A couple of weeks ago, James Clemmons sent me the following in an email: “I was hoping you would be able to recommend a comprehensive resource for vegetable plant disease and insect damage issues. In ...
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.
Above: Hosta with symptoms of leaf spots and necrosis. Do your landscape plants have cankers, mosaics, galls, mummies, or witches’ brooms? These and other symptoms are often hard for the average ...
Late May and early June are an important period for one of home gardener’s favorite crops – tomatoes. Kansas State University horticultural expert Cynthia Domenghini said tomatoes need support to ...