This easy garden trick may help prevent fungus, strengthen plants, and improve yields.

Blossom end rot is a destructive disease affecting mainly tomatoes and peppers, but can damage other fruiting crops such as eggplant, watermelon and summer squash. It is a perennial problem, meaning ...

Blossom end rot of tomatoes is a rot that is due to a calcium deficiency in the fruit during development. The deficiency in the developing fruit can be caused by a number of things. Blossom end rot ...

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 ...

Becca Lewis is home maintenance writer who aims to foster confidence in and inspire DIY enthusiasts at all skill levels. Becca attended Southern Connecticut State University, where she studied ...

Q: My tomato plants look lovely, but as the tomatoes start to ripen they get big brown spots on the bottom and half the fruit looks like it is drying up. What did I do wrong? A: This is blossom end ...

Gardening season is here and the calls will start coming in about “my tomatoes are rotten on the bottom.” This problem is not a disease like a fungus, bacteria or virus, but is actually a ...

Have you seen a tomato with a blackened bottom and wondered what it was? This unsightly condition is called blossom end rot. It affects not only tomatoes, but also peppers, eggplants, squash, ...

Well, somehow, it is already August and this is when many garden insect pests begin to show up, as well as diseases. It is frustrating to work so hard to get all your vegetables planted and nurtured, ...

Gardening season is full steam ahead and you may have questions. For answers, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service. OSU Extension ...

A question that surfaced at the County Fair this year was “why are my beautiful on the outside red tomatoes completely black when I slice into them?” “What am I doing wrong?” I didn’t have an answer ...