Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images Tomatoes are one of the most versatile and popular plants for backyard gardens, but they can be affected by a variety ...

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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 ...

Learn how to perform a home DIY soil test for alkaline or acidic soils and what you need to know about minerals in your water. For the past three years, I’ve had blossom end rot on all my tomatoes.

Q : Attached is a picture of wildflowers that are along ditch banks and pond levies (see reader's photo). I was wondering what they are and if they are commercially available. A : The wildflower in ...

Never heard of "blossom end rot" until after we had moved to Missouri, but I have now. Our first garden here in Scott City was at the house we lived in on Helene Street. We had a fair-sized garden ...

Growing tomatoes is so much fun,” says Meagan Lloyd, creator of Meg Grows Plants. “It’s almost a right of passage as a ...

Tomatoes are a favorite in the home garden. Whether you have three plants next to your back door or several hundred plants you plan on sharing with neighbors, they are definitely one of the staples of ...