There is an issue occurring now in home gardens that may need your attention, called early blight of tomato. Early blight of tomato has been seen on the variety called Big Boy but is probably on ...

Tomatoes are usually the best part of many backyard gardens, but if you’ve ever tried growing them, you know they come with their own challenges. One of the biggest headaches for growers is early ...

Rain over the first full weekend in August got me thinking about late blight, a devastating disease of tomatoes and other crops. Unfortunately, thought didn't lead to action. Reluctant to spray my ...

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 ...

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 ...

Claverack, NY -- As farmers and home gardeners set out their tomatoes this spring, plant experts offered suggestions for preventing another outbreak of late blight, which destroyed millions of dollars ...

A disease called "late blight" is killing tomato plants here in Michigan. It is the same disease responsible for the Irish potato famine. The disease is a fungus-like organism called phytophthora ...

Farmers had to tread carefully at Penn State’s Landisville research farm during a recent twilight meeting for vegetable growers. Extension educator Steve Bogash warned them to stay back from three ...

RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (CBSNewYork)-- It's not exactly the Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, but a tomato blight threatening crops and gardens has once again been discovered on Long Island. A Cornell University ...