Tomato plants wilt for many reasons—like lack of water or insects—so quick diagnosis is key to saving your garden. Most causes like fungal wilt, viruses, and black walnut toxicity have no cure, so ...

Many of you have heard stories or read about the great potato famine which occurred in Ireland during 1840’s and 50s. But did you know it originated in Mexico? In 2009, there was a major outbreak of ...

Lack of water Tomato plants require approximately 1 inch of water per week. Plants may wilt badly when soils are dry but will revive rapidly when they are watered. A thorough watering once a week ...

Water stress, plant disease, and proximity to walnut trees can all cause tomatoes to wilt. Learn how to manage this common problem. Nothing quite compares to the flavor of a homegrown, vine-ripened ...

Since tomato plants in the garden are having such a tough time this year for many of you, I want to touch on possible causes. If your tomato plant leaves are wilting all of a sudden, you may be ...

A few years ago in August, I walked in a garden of a friend from church who also reads my column. My friend had a beautiful garden; weeds were under control, most of the plants looked healthy and he ...

Q. We are growing tomato plants in pots and have a plant that is not looking good at all. The stems are turning a dark grey color and the leaf veins are turning grey as well. After a while, the leaves ...

Follow this guide when buying tomato plants to ensure you get the healthiest, disease-free pick that will keep producing rather than need replacement.

Inoculations of tomato roots with an avirulent form of Fusarium oxysporum and treatment with heat or chloroform that increase resistance to the virulent form lycopersici caused increase of ethylene ...