With warm-season vegetables in peak production this time of year, inquiries about blossom end rot have been abundant. Prevalent in tomatoes but also found in peppers, squash, cucumber, eggplant and ...

Tomatoes are one of the most versatile and popular plants for backyard gardens, but they can be affected by a variety of unwelcome diseases, including blossom-end rot—which is inedible and ...

Question: My tomato plants have produced dozens of flowers, but very few fruits have set. I have even shaken the flowers to make sure they were pollinated. Can you tell me what is wrong? Answer: Your ...

My tomato plants have produced dozens of flowers, but very few fruits have set. I have even shaken the flowers to make sure they were pollinated. Can you tell me what is wrong? Your shaking of the ...

Q: Forty years ago there was an old timer who was growing potatoes in a barrel. It had holes in the side for the leaves and the spuds were in layers, but I don't remember how it turned out. Have you ...

Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

Q: The ends of my developing tomatoes are leathery and brown. I know this as blossom end rot disease and always thought it was caused by a lack of calcium. Then my neighbor told me it was due to ...