When growing your own tomatoes, one of the most common problems you might encounter is blossom end rot. All seems well while you’re watching those tiny fruits grow larger by the day and slowly ripen, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tomatoes with blossom end rot - Dan Gabriel Atanasie/Shutterstock Countless gardeners know the joy of watching well-tended ...

One of the current issues plaguing the home gardener right now is blossom-end rot on tomatoes. Often mistaken for a disease, it is primarily a physiological problem. No bacteria or pest causes blossom ...

tomatoes on the vine with bottom end rot - Dan Gabriel Atanasie/Shutterstock Tomatoes are one of the most commonly grown vegetables in a garden, and for good reason: they are delicious and can be used ...

Blossom end rot is a calcium deficiency, but even more than that, it's caused by the plants getting wet and then dry.

If you are like me, you have been patiently waiting for that first juicy tomato from your garden. Then sadly, you go to harvest it and there is a problem with it. Maybe that problem is a crack, a ...

The 2026 tomato season is here, and for the hands-on gardener, the battle against blossom-end rot and unpredictable weather is already underway. While many focus on seeds and fertilizer, the real ...

On Sept. 24, Yakima Master Gardeners will be celebrating the tomato harvest at our annual Tomato Fest luncheon. Potluck style, we all bring a favorite tomato dish to share. The day begins with tomato ...

Countless gardeners know the joy of watching well-tended tomatoes evolve on the vine -- and the horror of discovering a brown, leathery spot on the bottom of those precious beefsteak, roma, or ...