Tomato plants wilt for many reasons—like lack of water or insects—so quick diagnosis is key to saving your garden. Most causes like fungal wilt, viruses, and black walnut toxicity have no cure, so ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Here's an understatement of the century: Gardening is hard. You work so diligently to give your plants the best conditions possible, yet they ...

The Clemson Extension office has been a busy place, and diagnosing tomato plant problems has been a big part of business lately. A common diagnosis for many has been ìbacterial wilt.î If you are a ...

Lack of water Tomato plants require approximately 1 inch of water per week. Plants may wilt badly when soils are dry but will revive rapidly when they are watered. A thorough watering once a week ...

A few years ago in August, I walked in a garden of a friend from church who also reads my column. My friend had a beautiful garden; weeds were under control, most of the plants looked healthy and he ...

Q: Why would my perennial lobelia be only partially wilting? I keep an eye on watering so it doesn’t get too dry. A: This can often be the work of an infection or, less commonly, stem-boring insects.

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 a lack of calcium brought on by dry conditions. Tomato plants need ...