Vegetable Problems - Nonliving

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.

Bumps and swelling on the stems of vegetable plants can look suspicious but it is often normal root growth. These are called adventitious roots.

The severity of plant damage caused by air pollution varies with plant species, the time of day, and with environmental conditions such as heat, wind conditions, sunlight, and soil type.

Excess soil moisture combined with cool temperatures, overcast weather, and poor air circulation can cause a buildup of water pressure leading to small blisters on leaves, called edema.