Tomatoes are a satisfying garden crop, and most gardeners enjoy growing them either in vegetable beds or in containers. Depending on the variety, some tomatoes can have growing challenges, including ...

Many gardeners know how rewarding it is to grow and harvest tomatoes. But just as deflating is seeing your hard work go to waste due to bugs dining on your fruits. Anyone with experience growing this ...

Tomato gardeners know the heartbreak of watching healthy fruit turn spotty, distorted, or sunken seemingly overnight. Learning how to prevent common tomato diseases is an important lesson for home ...

Key Takeaways Early detection and removal is crucial.There are natural and chemical control methods.Planting certain herbs ...

Keep your tomatoes thriving by learning to identify and manage common pests. Keep your tomatoes thriving by learning to identify and manage pests like phids, hornworm caterpillars and brown marmorated ...

It's frustrating when birds or insects ravage your hard-earned fruits and vegetables in the garden. For a non-chemical ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at dgill@agcenter.lsu.edu. I planted a raised vegetable garden bed. I only use organic sprays to keep ...

As summer moves along, the season is running according to plan for many Arkansas crops—including annual pest issues. Extension specialists and county agents across Arkansas are seeing an increase in ...

A Cornell researcher has completed a decades-long program to develop new varieties of tomato that naturally resist pests and limit transfer of viral disease by insects. Martha Mutschler-Chu, a plant ...

Tomatoes thrive when grown alongside companion plants such as basil, nasturtiums or marigolds, according to specialists at Obsessed Lawn. These beneficial neighbours don't just help to "repel pests" – ...

The tomato exhibits notable genetic variation that underpins differential resistance to arthropod pests. Morphological features, particularly the density and type of glandular trichomes, alongside ...