Countless gardeners know the joy of watching well-tended tomatoes evolve on the vine -- and the horror of discovering a brown, leathery spot on the bottom of those precious beefsteak, roma, or ...
Question: The leaves on some of our tomato plants got weird, then the bottom half of all the fruits on the plant turned ugly brown and inedible. What is happening? Is there anything we can do to cure ...
Q: We had some blossom end rot on our tomatoes last year, which I thought was due to calcium deficiency and uneven soil moisture. But I just read that soil acidity can be a problem. I'm guessing we ...
Q. I was wondering if you had any solutions for tomato rot. I throw my grass clippings on the soil to keep the weeds out. Does that have anything to do with it? – RM, Tinley Park, Illinois. A. Blossom ...
Learn how to perform a home DIY soil test for alkaline or acidic soils and what you need to know about minerals in your water. For the past three years, I’ve had blossom end rot on all my tomatoes.
Q. I have not been able to grow tomatoes or squash for the last two or three years with any success. The blooms are prolific, but the fruit seldom sets. I researched the causes of blossom end rot, and ...
The brown tissue that signals blossom end rot in tomatoes is a major problem for large producers and home gardeners, but a Purdue University researcher has unknowingly had the answer to significantly ...
Q.: What makes my tomatoes rot just when they are going to ripen? My cherry tomatoes were fine and I had a lot of them. All over vegetables were fine, also. Eva DeRocher, Au Gres A.: What a ...
Dear Carol: Each year I seem to be plagued with blossom-end rot particularly on my Roma tomatoes. How can I avoid this? I liked your recent tomato article a lot and decided to step out of my staid ...
Tomatoes are among the easiest plants to grow. But if your plant doesn't look healthy and is producing a low yield, you're ...
Question: A lot of my tomatoes have black areas on the bottoms of them. None of them are turning red, this happens when they are green and I'm frustrated. What can I do to fix my tomatoes?- Beth T., ...
Q. I was wondering if you had any solutions for tomato rot. I throw my grass clippings on the soil to keep the weeds out. Does that have anything to do with it? – RM, Tinley Park, Illinois. A. Blossom ...