Nothing rattles a gardener faster than spotting the first signs of blight on a tomato. The brown spots creep in, leaves start to yellow, and before you know it, the plant looks like it's waving a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Wet weather is a major contributor to a variety of diseases and pests in gardens, lawns, and shrubs. Many fungal and bacterial pathogens thrive in warm and humid conditions. Those conditions are also ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Q: I found a tomato variety that’s doing great in my garden called Heatmaster. I can tell it’s a determinate type because it’s loaded with tomatoes right now, pretty much all at the same time. I’ve ...