Today, I want to talk with you about Late Blight, a problem many tomato gardeners are facing right now. It used to be that those of us that grew tomatoes in the Northern part of the US rarely had to worry about late blight because the organism that causes it, Phytophthora Infestans, can only survive on living tissue. This disease ...

By now you should have an appreciation for how much weather conditions can affect your success in raising tomatoes.  Too much rain or periods of high humidity create perfect conditions for several fungal diseases that can attack your plants. Severe cases will weaken a plant as the season progresses and reduce your yield. Last time we talked about Septoria Leaf ...

You’ve nurtured your tomato plants from seedlings to strong, healthy bushes that have flowered and now you have green tomatoes that are get bigger everyday. Maybe some are even starting to turn ripe. You’re feeling pretty good, when all of a sudden…on no…what are those spots on the leaves?? Most likely the spots are the result of a fungal disease. ...

Has this happened to you?  Your tomatoes have gotten nice and big and are just starting to ripen when you notice there is a black rotten spot on the bottom. Blossom-end Rot is one of the physiological conditions that can affect tomatoes. If you’ve bought our guide to growing tomatoes, you already know that physiological problems are caused by environmental ...

Moles and other tunneling creatures can destroy any garden, so it’s important to take action against them. There’s used to be chemical options to get rid of moles, but the effective ones aren’t available to homeowners any more, so unless you’re a professional exterminator or farmer, you’re probably out of luck. What’s a gardener to do to protect her tomato plants?

I don’t want to scare you into thinking that tomatoes get a lot of bugs, but it’s nice to know what they might be if you do see any.

In this post we continue our discussion of insects that can damage your tomato plants. Even the most experienced tomato growers can suffer at the mercy of these little pests.

There are few things that can destroy your tomato plants quite like insects. But not all insects are bad. Let’s take a look at some different insects you may find on your plants or in your garden.