Close-up photo of tomatoes on the vine with mold and tomato blight - Irina Starikova1811/Shutterstock If you've started to notice dark spots, brown leaves, or yellow ...

Tomato blight is a catch-all term for a group of serious fungal infections that affect the production and quality of fruit. The fungi attack tomatoes in different ways at different times, with ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. John Denver introduced me to a Guy Clark song called “Home Grown Tomatoes,” ...

MONTAGUE — I’s a tough year for many tomato growers who are finding it impossible to catch up with the harvest after a blight ruined their crops. “It has been very serious, particularly for organic ...

Q: Could you give me some advice on how to proceed in the future with regard to this tomato blight we are all "so enjoying" this year? As I plan for next year's garden, I understand crop rotation, but ...

Tomatoes are a popular choice for home gardeners due to their relative ease of cultivation. However, even the most disease-resistant varieties can fall prey to blight, a fungal infection that spreads ...

This pernicious plague caused by the pathogen Phytophthora infestans was responsible for the 19th-century Irish potato famine, but also targets the tomato, queen among backyard crops. In its modern ...

The first answer is to make sure you are rotating where you grow crops by using a three-year cycle. For Mary, she just doesn’t have the space for this so we move on to other options. Perhaps the most ...

Your tomato plant has finally set green fruit, and you can just imagine how delicious those home-grown tomatoes will be. But suddenly, some leaves turn deep brown, there are dark blotches on stems and ...

Q: I had either early blight or late blight on our tomatoes last summer. We mulch our whole garden with newspaper and paper grocery bags, then cover that with grass clipping or shredded leaves. We ...

John and Lydia Speller were at the Vantage Point farmers market on Saturday morning. "We love to come to the farmers market and get Michigan tomatoes," said Lydia Speller, who is the priest in charge ...