Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

No one enjoys dutifully tending to their garden all growing season and ultimately ending up with a poor tomato crop. Sadly, tomatoes can fall victim to a number of diseases and funguses that can ...

Tomatoes are the easiest fruit to grow and have the biggest return on your investment. The plants are easy to grow from seed and can produce hundreds of flowers. They readily self-seed, so many ...

Several of the most common problems are physiological disorders triggered by fluctuating weather, uneven moisture and ...

Catfacing in tomatoes is common, but you can use these simple tips to avoid a disappointing crop of misshapen fruit. Catfacing in tomatoes is a non-contagious phenomenon caused by cold, rough handling ...

Tomatoes are one of the most rewarding—and sometimes most frustrating—plants to grow in the garden. Just as the fruit begins to ripen, gardeners often face problems like cracked skins, blackened ...

The harvest is on. If you haven’t been paying attention, you may have a few large surprises in your vegetable garden. Vegetables all seem to be growing well this summer. That means enough for the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. July is when backyard tomatoes either take off or quietly fall apart. The plants are big by now, heavy with green fruit and ...

Catfacing in tomatoes causes them to appear misshapen. Often, deep crevices and scar tissue will appear on the blossom end of the fruit. At first glance, the undulating bottom side of a catfaced ...