Tomatoes

Early blight is a very common foliar disease of tomato plants that can result in defoliation and reduced yields.

In a home garden, leaf spots on tomato plants may be caused by Bacterial Spot or Bacterial Speck. Here we describe the two diseases and how to manage them.

Uneven ripening can occur on crops like tomatoes and peppers.

Periods of intense sunlight can cause vegetables to become damaged.

Poor blossom and fruit set in vegetable crops can significantly reduce the harvest in a home garden.

Herbicides are products designed to kill undesirable weeds; however, misapplied herbicides can cause injury to vegetable plants.

A number of weather-related issues, diseases, nutritional and physiological disorders may cause the internal tissues of fruits to become discolored and rot.

Sometimes on large-fruited tomato cultivars, the top of the tomato remains green and doesn't entirely ripen.

There are many reasons why vegetables like tomatoes, eggplants, and cabbage will develop cracks as they are growing in a home garden.

Catfacing of tomatoes that causes misshapen fruit is a perennial problem for backyard gardeners.