Hand-picking hornworms works until their numbers overwhelm your tomato plants. Sevin Insect Killer Concentrate offers a faster option for heavy infestations and also targets several other garden pests without ruining the tomato crop.
Clean bites, hoof prints and overnight damage point to deer, not hornworms or rabbits. Learn which barriers, repellents and companion plants protect tomato vines, plus how to help a partly damaged plant recover.
A tomato plant that collapses halfway through the season can leave stems broken and fruit rotting on the ground. These adjustable cages grow taller with the plant, support heavy branches, and work in pots or raised beds.
Those strange seams may look serious, but many are harmless. Identify tomato scars, zippering and cracks before tossing good fruit.
Cheap garden tools can turn ordinary digging and weeding into a fight with bent metal and sore hands. This heavy-duty GROWIT set covers planting, soil prep, weeding, pruning, and cleanup, with ergonomic handles and a storage bag to keep everything together.
A tomato slice can produce sprouts in 5, 10 days, but the real trick is knowing which seedlings to keep. Slice a ripe tomato, cover it lightly with soil, then separate the strongest plants once they reach 2, 3 inches.
Mottled, twisted tomato leaves may signal mosaic virus. See the symptoms, how it spreads and why quick removal matters.
Yellow leaves do not always mean your tomato needs food. Soggy soil, too much nitrogen, thirsty roots, pests, and too little sun can look surprisingly similar. Use the leaf and soil clues here to identify the problem before reaching for fertilizer.
A tomato plant can look like a seed-packet superstar and still produce nothing but expensive decorations. Check nitrogen, sunlight, watering, phosphorus, pruning, timing, temperature, and container stress to find what is keeping yours from flowering.
Green tomatoes turning soft, spotted or rotten on the vine? Match the damage to the cause before it spreads through your crop.
A tiny tomato cage can topple an indeterminate plant by July, while daily watering may invite split fruit and blossom end rot. These hard-earned lessons cover sturdy trellises, smarter watering, variety selection, pruning, harvest timing, and the small mistakes that derail a crop.
Learn how often to water tomato plants in beds, raised gardens and pots without causing wilt, cracks or soggy roots.
