It's no surprise that tomatoes are a popular edible plant— so popular, in fact, that they're the one of the most consumed vegetables in the world, second only to potatoes. Growing them yourself comes ...

The roots of your tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) plants need plenty of room to grow, but compacted soil can limit their ability to produce healthy fruit and also promote pathogens. When tomato plants ...

Can you remember a spring/summer with so much rain? Me either. Extra rain is great for some of our yard and garden plants, but not for most of them. Soil that stays saturated can easily start root rot ...

Blossom end rot, seen here, might be one of the most confusing and common problems gardeners see on tomatoes and squash. Spaces are still available in the Fall 2012 Master Gardener training class, ...

Q: Some of my tomatoes are rotting. I keep them off the ground, but they still have rot. What should I do? T. S., Tulsa A: Tomato fruit splits, rots or develops blemishes for several reasons. Usually ...

My tomato blossom-end rot is worse than past years. My theory is we had a lot of rain early, followed by a dry spell in mid-July, followed by a lot more rain. Some internet blogs suggest adding ...

With Fargo's odd weather conditions going from excessively dry to wet and back to dry, it can be a killer on the No. 1 home-garden plants - tomatoes - says Rick Abrahamson, Clay County extension ...