Growing Tomatoes - Dealing with Problems and Pests

Late blight is a serious problem of tomato and potato plants. You can't cure late blight, but there are steps you can take to prevent and control it in your garden.

Every gardener will experience some problems when growing tomatoes. Too much is dependent on the weather and other conditions out of the control of the gardener. However, knowing what you are dealing with can make your tomato growing more successful.

The following 3 tomato questions have been asked repeatedly every year. Each of these tomato growing problems has an easy solution.

Botrytis, or gray mold, is a wide ranging fungus disease that attacks over 200 kinds of plants, including tomatoes. If thatÂ’s not frustrating enough for gardeners, botrytis can also cause a variety of diseases, from damping off to blights of stems, buds, fruits and flowers.

Blossom drop is a common tomato growing problem that can be extremely frustrating to the home gardener. Otherwise healthy looking tomato plants set flower blossoms, only to have them dry up and fall off the plant before a fruit is formed. Blossom drop can be attributed to several causes, most often related to either temperature and / or stress.

Tomatoes that do not ripen fully, leaving the stem end green or yellowish, are said to have green shoulders. What can be doen to prevent this happening? Are the tomatoes wit green shoulders still good?

Ripening tomatoes that turn black and soft on their side not attached to the stem are affected with blossom end rot. As with so many tomato problems, water is a key factor here. Is there any saving the rotting tomatoes?

A common tomato growing problem is fruit that cracks or splits open as the tomato ripens. How can you prevent future tomatoes from cracking and is the cracked fruit still edible?

There are many diseases that affect tomatoes. Tomato diseases are often weather dependent and can spread rapidly. Here are some common tomato diseases, their symptoms and what to do if tomato diseases threaten your home vegetable garden.

Tomatoes are subject to many common problems. Many tomato problems does show themselves until the fruit starts to ripen? With blossom end rot, green shoulders and tomato cracking, what can be done to save the ripening tomatoes? How can these problems be reduced with future tomatoes?

Late blight is a serious problem of tomato and potato plants. You can't cure late blight, but there are steps you can take to prevent and control it in your garden.

There is no cure for late blight, a rapidly spread disease that affects mainly tomatoes and potatoes, but here are some tips for preventing late blight in your garden.

The are many diseases that can cause leaf spots on tomato plants. One of the most common is Septoria. Here are some tips for identifying Septoria and what to do if you have it.

Early blight is one of the most common and most annoying tomato diseases. Spot it early, for the best chance of controlling it. Here are some photos and suggestions for dealing with this fungus disease.

Tomato plants infected with Fusarium wilt cannot take up water. The disease doesn't just cause them to wilt, it weakens them and can eventually kill them. Here's how to identify Fusarium wilt and what you can do about it.