by Stephanie Suesan Smith | Jun 27, 2022 | diseases
Fusarium wilt is caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici. The fungus has three races, race 1, race 2, and race 3. It infects mainly tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant but can live on any solanaceous crops and weeds, including pigweed, mallow, and...
by Stephanie Suesan Smith | Oct 6, 2012 | diseases
Anthracnose on tomatoes Anthracnose is a fungal disease that will ruin your tomatoes in warm, moist weather. It lives in the soil and gets on the plant when you water it and splash soil on the plant. The disease doesn’t do much to leaves or green...
by Stephanie Suesan Smith | Jun 6, 2011 | tomatoes
Blossom end rot, a common tomato disease, can become a problem if there’s insufficient calcium in the soil. Photo by Lynn Ketchum. I am getting a lot of calls about tomatoes that are big and beautiful, but get a black spot. That black spot starts on the blossom end...
by Stephanie Suesan Smith | Jul 17, 2010 | tomatoes
Tomatoes can be grown almost anywhere. They grow in garden plots, in pots, and in those upside down hanging baskets. Because they are so common, more questions come up about them than almost any vegetable. No Fruit. The most common question is about tomatoes that...
