Blossom-end rot is a common garden problem caused by a lack of calcium and/or uneven watering. Farmers always get concerned when they notice a dry, sunken decay on the blossom end of their tomato crop ...

Learn how to perform a home DIY soil test for alkaline or acidic soils and what you need to know about minerals in your water. For the past three years, I’ve had blossom end rot on all my tomatoes.

Never heard of "blossom end rot" until after we had moved to Missouri, but I have now. Our first garden here in Scott City was at the house we lived in on Helene Street. We had a fair-sized garden ...

Nothing can ruin a mouthwatering tomato more than reaching for one on the vine only to find an ugly, flattened spot on it. If the ugly spot is located on the fruit opposite the stem end, it is likely ...

Q : Attached is a picture of wildflowers that are along ditch banks and pond levies (see reader's photo). I was wondering what they are and if they are commercially available. A : The wildflower in ...

Last year I planted nearly my entire garden with San Marzano tomatoes and was lucky to escape any disease or pests. The only problem I had was powdery mildew on my pumpkins and cucumber, I wrote an ...