Q: There are dark spots on the bottoms of most of my tomatoes. What is wrong and what should I do? A: Blossom-end rot is a disease that strikes tomatoes, peppers, watermelons, among others. It is not ...

Blossom-end rot occurs when a tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) plant cannot deliver enough calcium to the fruit. It shows up on the end of the tomato opposite the stem, where the blossom was, in the form ...

It’s been a good tomato season this year, and reports are that tomatoes are replacing the venerable zucchini overload when it comes to giving produce away. But as we get into the end of September, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A hanging tomato fruit shows signs of blossom end rot. - Dan Gabriel Atanasie/Shutterstock There's nothing more frustrating for a ...

Do you know why tomatoes are round and red? Because if they were long and yellow, they’d be bananas. Tomatoes aren’t just the most popular vegetable to grow, they’re also the vegetable that gets ...

As soon as the last container of Christmas decorations is tucked away, I'm ready to start my tomato seeds. Then come the days of watching sets of leaflets form and slowly moving the seedlings to ...

Harvest time is here for gardeners, especially those with tomatoes. Here are some challenges you may find in your garden with tomatoes. Blossom end rot is a very common problem on green and ripe ...

3. Vegetables: Early plantings include lima bean, snap bean, corn, cucumber, eggplant, pepper, southern pea, rhubarb, squash and tomato; end-of-the-month crops ...

If you have grown tomatoes, it is likely that at some point in your gardening journey, you have encountered a stubborn tomato plant that refuses to ripen. In the past, there have been a few of my ...

One of the current issues plaguing the home gardener right now is blossom-end rot on tomatoes. Often mistaken for a disease, it is primarily a physiological problem. No bacteria or pest causes blossom ...

On Sept. 24, Yakima Master Gardeners will be celebrating the tomato harvest at our annual Tomato Fest luncheon. Potluck style, we all bring a favorite tomato dish to share. The day begins with tomato ...