Tomatoes are one of the most versatile and popular plants for backyard gardens, but they can be affected by a variety of unwelcome diseases, including blossom-end rot—which is inedible and ...

The culprit of blossom end rot in tomatoes is not a bug or a disease. This tomato problem, also known as bottom rot, is caused by a lack of calcium brought on by dry conditions. Tomato plants need ...

You can waste money on products that claim to be a "One size fits all" fix. If your problem is blossom-end rot, don't waste ...

Some of my tomatoes are showing signs of blossom end rot. What can I do to stop this? Blossom end rot is a physiological condition where tissue in the blossom end of the fruit breaks down and starts ...

Last year I planted nearly my entire garden with San Marzano tomatoes and was lucky to escape any disease or pests. The only problem I had was powdery mildew on my pumpkins and cucumber, I wrote an ...

For the past several gardening seasons, I have had an unusually high incidence of blossom end rot on my tomato vines. I realize this is a physiological problem, but are there certain tomato hybrids ...

Never heard of "blossom end rot" until after we had moved to Missouri, but I have now. Our first garden here in Scott City was at the house we lived in on Helene Street. We had a fair-sized garden ...

Gardening season is full steam ahead and you may have questions. For answers, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service. OSU Extension ...

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There you are, enjoying a lovely stroll through your vegetable garden when something out of the ordinary catches your eye. You head over to the tomato plants that you’ve been anxiously waiting to ...

URBANA, Ill. — Blossom end rot is the scourge for any tomato grower. What starts as a light tan spot at the end of the fruit where the blossom was, will expand and eventually turn black and leathery. ...