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Last week, we discussed tomato diseases. This week, we will cover pests just as destructive: insects. Damage to plants via insects, animals, or harsh environmental conditions can leave open wounds for ...

MACON, Ga. — If your tomato plants aren't looking as vibrant as your neighbor's, you're not alone or out of luck. Kathy Hensley with the Macon-Bibb County UGA Extension office is offering insight into ...

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 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 ...

Tomatoes often top the list of plants people want to grow, but lately, more gardeners are stepping away from them.

It was bad enough that our region’s cold, wet spring affected our tomato plants’ ability to produce a normal crop. When an unusual insect problem arose on them as well, I began taking it personally.

Baton Rouge, LA (KPLC) - Growing vegetables is a source of both food and pleasure for many of us. It’s disappointing when pests take away from the fruits of our labor. Most insects are not pests, but ...

Heat has a big effect on our tomato plants. Each year (usually a little later in the year), we get calls from people saying their tomato plant is producing flowers but no tomatoes. This is an issue we ...

It’s not the county’s first go-around with the virus: Curly top disease has been damaging San Joaquin Valley crops since the early 20th century, according to the emergency declaration, though a recent ...