If you notice that your tomatoes are rotting on the bottom, congratulations - you have blossom end rot. No, it’s not a reward, but rather one of the most common problems you'll see on tomatoes, ...
How to Deal With Fusarium Wilt in Your Garden Plants
Spotting yellowed, wilted leaves on your garden plants is a surefire way to ruin your day. Yellow leaves can mean a whole bunch of things. You might have forgotten to water your plants. There may ...
10 Common Reasons Your Plant Leaves are Turning Yellow – and What to Do
Those dreaded yellow leaves. Are you in the process of killing another plant? Do you claim to have a black thumb? Don't despair. If you jump in quickly enough you might be able to save the plant - ...
How to Deal with Verticillium Wilt in Your Garden
Verticillium wilt is not fun, and if you have it, you know how devastating it can be. It’s a serious disease that can quickly turn your gardening season on its head. Sometimes called "vert," it's a ...
How to Deal with Plant Rust (Fungus) in Your Garden
When you spot something that doesn’t look quite right on your plants, it can be devastating. What the heck is that weird coloring? Is that plant rust?! What do I do!?! Noticing something awry on ...
How to Deal with Bacterial Blight in Your Garden
I hate bugs. I really do. But worse than insect damage in the garden are the diseases such as bacterial blight, which bugs transmit to plants as they munch and crunch through leaves. Diseases are a ...
Downy Mildew: Identification, Plants at Risk, Prevention, and Treatment
Most homesteaders can easily spot the signs of powdery mildew in their garden. The tell-tale signs of a powdered sugar looking substance on the tops of plant leaves is hard to miss. Downy mildew ...
Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV): Symptoms, Control, and Treatment
The Tobacco Mosaic Virus or TMV is the first plant virus ever identified. Although it wasn't labeled as a virus until 1930, it has plagued tobacco farmers since the late 1800s to present. Despite its ...
Powdery Mildew: Cause, Identification, Prevention, and Treatment
Have you ever walked in your garden and were surprised to see your plants covered with powdered sugar? If you’ve ever experienced this, the chances are that you have just encountered powdery ...