Question: The leaves on some of our tomato plants got weird, then the bottom half of all the fruits on the plant turned ugly brown and inedible. What is happening? Is there anything we can do to cure ...

My tomato plants have produced dozens of flowers, but very few fruits have set. I have even shaken the flowers to make sure they were pollinated. Can you tell me what is wrong? Your shaking of the ...

Blossom-end rot occurs when a tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) plant cannot deliver enough calcium to the fruit. It shows up on the end of the tomato opposite the stem, where the blossom was, in the form ...

Tomatoes are popular in Las Vegas gardens. Along with being popular, they are also finicky. I’ll be giving an in-depth seminar on tomatoes at 8:30 a.m. Saturday and March 10 at the Springs Preserve, ...

Why are my tomatoes producing flowers that drop off instead of developing fruits? Blossom drop is caused most often by night temperatures below 55 º F or above 75º F. If temperature does not seem to ...

Here’s another thing I was doing wrong. Always water in the morning. Common sense, right? Your plants should be completely hydrated before they face the heat of the day. If you water in the evening, ...