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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

My tomato blossom-end rot is worse than past years. My theory is we had a lot of rain early, followed by a dry spell in mid-July, followed by a lot more rain. Some internet blogs suggest adding ...