“I am having a little problem with my tomatoes,” writes L.B. of Indianapolis. “The ones that are turning red the earliest have black spots on the bottom end of them, mostly on ...
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Calcium deficiency causes blossom end rot on tomatoes, peppers and eggplants
The rain and then the lack of it has caused many tomatoes, peppers and eggplants to develop blossom end rot. This is a condition brought on by a calcium deficiency. It is not a ...
All-America Selections awards salvia, tomatoes and more
All-America Selections has announced its winners for 2011. AAS award-winning vegetables, annuals and perennials have been grown from seed in dozens of test gardens throughout the ...
How to prune tomatoes
Johnny's Selected Seeds has a great video on how to prune -- or remove the suckers from -- tomatoes, plus an easy to do tip on staking the plants. ...
Helpful video on pruning tomatoes at Johnny’s Selected Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds, a Maine-based seed company, has launched a Web site that offers some great tips for gardeners. Here's one on pruning (removing the suckers) and staking ...
Late blight attacks Indiana tomatoes
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue University Plant and Pest Diagnostic Laboratory has confirmed late blight infecting tomatoes in several Indiana counties, including Tippecanoe, ...
Fungus attacks tomatoes
A dreadful disease, septoria (Septoria lycopersci), has attacked my tomato plants, including three heirlooms, a cherry and Better Boy. More than nine inches above average ...
April garden checklist
Indoors Prune, repot and clean houseplants, as needed.Fertilize houseplants as new growth appears. Follow label directions.If not done already, sketch garden plans, including ...
October garden checklist
Indoors Keep poinsettia in dark for 15 hours a day for eight to 10 weeks until red bracts begin to show. Houseplants may drop leaves, especially if they spent the summer ...
September Garden Checklist
Indoors Dig and repot herbs growing outdoors, or take cuttings to pot up and grow indoors. Bring houseplants that spent the summer outdoors back indoors before night ...