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 is a disorder that results in the decay of tomato fruits on their blossom end. Photo provided I recently received an email from Frank Koziol with some pictures of tomatoes from his ...

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 ...

What causes blossom end rot? The culprit of blossom end rot in tomatoes is not a bug or a disease. This tomato problem, also known as bottom rot, is caused by a lack of calcium brought on by dry ...

Question: 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? Answer: Your ...

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 ...

Dear Roger: It has been so hot that my tomatoes have stopped setting fruits. Will it help if I spray them with the “Blossom Set” hormone? — Steve May, Arlington, Va., and a former resident Fort Bragg ...

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 ...

If gardening was a competitive sport, I am pretty sure that tomato growing would be one of the main events. Every year, customers become obsessed with being the first in their neighborhood to harvest ...