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 ...

What Does Blossom-End Rot Look Like? Several other tomato diseases might be confused for blossom-end rot, but none have the exact same set of characteristics. "Blossom-end rot is pretty distinctive," ...

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.

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 ...

Last year I planted nearly my entire garden with San Marzano tomatoes and was lucky to escape any disease or pests. The only problem I had was powdery mildew on my pumpkins and cucumber, I wrote an ...

It’s the time of year in many places in North America where squash and tomato plants are beginning to flower and fruit. It’s exciting for gardeners to see the results of their labors, but sometimes ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — We’re seeing a lot of sad tomato growers with blossom end rot. The tomato doesn’t form correctly and bacteria and fungi sets in to rot. While the first advice you will likely ...

Sometimes the cause and cure for a gardening problem are immediately obvious, such as when tomato fruits have, on their ends, blackened areas that are sunken or flattened -- blossom end rot. The cause ...

Blossom‐end rot (BER) is a physiological disorder that compromises tomato production worldwide. It manifests as necrotic lesions at the fruit’s distal end, a symptom traditionally attributed to ...

Gardening season is underway, and you may have questions. To ask one, simply go to the OSU Extension website, type it in and include the county where you live. A photo is very helpful. Q: Blossom end ...

Often considered the crown jewel of the home vegetable garden, tomatoes face a number of disorders that can hinder their growth and performance and disappoint even the most dedicated grower. Insects ...

For the past several gardening seasons, I have had an unusually high incidence of blossom end rot on my tomato vines. I realize this is a physiological problem, but are there certain tomato hybrids ...