This simple hack, which does not require eggshells or banana peels, may help your tomatoes grow better in your garden -- ...

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 ...

Using calcium for tomato plants might be the best way to enjoy huge yields and sweet, juicy fruit. Calcium is often touted as a cure-all for blossom end rot, but it has a more significant role to play ...

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 ...

Gardening season is full steam ahead and you may have questions. For answers, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service. OSU Extension ...

Some of my tomatoes are showing signs of blossom end rot. What can I do to stop this? Blossom end rot is a physiological condition where tissue in the blossom end of the fruit breaks down and starts ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The culprit of blossom end rot in tomatoes is not a bug or a disease. This tomato problem, also known as bottom rot, is caused by ...

Editor’s note: Throughout the growing season, Mike Hogan, OSU Extension educator for Agriculture and Natural Resources in Franklin County, will answer gardening and home landscape questions submitted ...

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 ...

Q: Last year I had big problems with blossom end rot in my tomatoes. I understand that it is caused by lack of calcium. I read several different ways to increase calcium in my soil, but none worked.

Your tomatoes are coming along beautifully — good-sized plants, nice foliage, blossoms and burgeoning fruit. Then, you see something disturbing. The developing fruit is showing brown spots on the ...