Tomato blight is a catch-all term for a group of serious fungal infections that affect the production and quality of fruit. The fungi attack tomatoes in different ways at different times, with ...
Tomatoes are usually the best part of many backyard gardens, but if you’ve ever tried growing them, you know they come with their own challenges. One of the biggest headaches for growers is early ...
Late blight in tomatoes is a common garden woe. Here’s how to identify, prevent, and control this typical tomato problem.
Q: I'm busy looking at seed catalogs to plan my garden, but remembered how blight took over my tomatoes this past summer. You answered a question for another person concerned with the same problem, ...
The first answer is to make sure you are rotating where you grow crops by using a three-year cycle. For Mary, she just doesn’t have the space for this so we move on to other options. Perhaps the most ...
Follow this guide when buying tomato plants to ensure you get the healthiest, disease-free pick that will keep producing ...
Some of my tomatoes have blight. What can I do? Without actually seeing your plants, it is difficult to diagnose the exact type of blight your tomatoes have. This time of year, late blight would be ...
Welcome to summer! For many folks, it is a time to unwind a bit, soak up the sun, take in some of the Berkshire arts and cultural offerings, and, perhaps, plan a little vacation time. Such is not ...
Late blight is the same fungus that caused the great potato famine in Ireland, and it's just as hard on tomatoes as it was on the Irish potatoes. The first thing you'll see is black streaking in the ...
The start of the autumn garden season begins as nights grow cooler, and days become shorter and this is also when late summer and fall garden problems start to sprout. From late blights on tomatoes to ...