Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tomatoes with blossom end rot - Dan Gabriel Atanasie/Shutterstock Countless gardeners know the joy of watching well-tended ...

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," ...

Tomato plants are a popular addition to vegetable gardens, but they can be a real challenge. From the moment tomato seeds sprout to the day you compost the plant at the end of the season, tomato ...

Avoid these pitfalls for harvestable fruits. For vegetable gardeners, few things compare to biting into the first tomato of summer. But sometimes these fruits, which can be finicky to grow, rot before ...

Q: Some of my tomatoes are cracking and others seem to be rotting from the bottom. What can I do to prevent this? Q: Some of my tomatoes are cracking and others seem to be rotting from the bottom.

Q: Forty years ago there was an old timer who was growing potatoes in a barrel. It had holes in the side for the leaves and the spuds were in layers, but I don't remember how it turned out. Have you ...

Using calcium for tomato plants might be the best way to enjoy huge yields and sweet, juicy fruit. Calcium is often touted as a cure-all for blossom end rot, but it has a more significant role to play ...