It's no surprise that tomatoes are a popular edible plant— so popular, in fact, that they're the one of the most consumed vegetables in the world, second only to potatoes. Growing them yourself comes ...

The roots of your tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) plants need plenty of room to grow, but compacted soil can limit their ability to produce healthy fruit and also promote pathogens. When tomato plants ...

Five trials were carried out under greenhouse conditions to test the efficacy of spray programmes based on biocontrol agents, phosphite-based fertilizers and a chemical inducer of resistance ...

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 ...

Tomatoes often top the list of plants people want to grow, but lately, more gardeners are stepping away from them.

Warm, wet weather encourages the growth of most tomato diseases. They spread slowly in spring and early summer, and often go undetected at first. Then suddenly, by mid-July, your tomato plants look ...

RECENT observations on the brown root rot complex of tomatoes caused Last and Ebben 1 to support the view of Termohlen 2 that a fungus which produces a grey sterile mycelium in culture is responsible ...

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 ...

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 ...