Most gardeners have a tendency to plant several cherry tomatoes closely in a raised bed or container. This certainly helps save space but at the same time might cause some potential garden problems, ...
Cleaning out old tomato plants properly helps prevent plant diseases and pests, while maximizing your harvest. It can be hard to judge exactly when to pull tomatoes out of the garden in fall ...
With favourable growing conditions, tomato plants produce abundant crops of delicious and highly nutritious fruit. But, if you find yourself with a glut, there’s no need to throw out or give away ...
Tomatoes are one of the most versatile ingredients in the kitchen, yet so often, they’re limited to the salad bowl. Sure, fresh tomatoes bring vibrant color and juicy flavor to salads, but there’s so ...
On the host, spores germinate and infect healthy plant tissue causing symptoms including leaf spots, rots, and wilts that lead to premature defoliation and reduced tomato yields. Development and ...
And to those who always ask: Are coffee grounds good for tomato plants? The short answer is no. Oster recommends tomato-specific fertilizers, well-rotted manure or balanced compost. Ditto for bell ...
When nutsedge infests plastic-mulch beds, it competes with tomato plants for vital resources such as water and nutrients, says UF/IFAS Weed Scientist Ramdas Kanissery. “These weeds are particularly ...