Countless gardeners know the joy of watching well-tended tomatoes evolve on the vine -- and the horror of discovering a brown, leathery spot on the bottom of those precious beefsteak, roma, or ...

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 ...

Blossom-end rot is a common garden problem caused by a lack of calcium and/or uneven watering. Farmers always get concerned when they notice a dry, sunken decay on the blossom end of their tomato crop ...

My tomato blossom-end rot is worse than past years. My theory is we had a lot of rain early, followed by a dry spell in mid-July, followed by a lot more rain. Some internet blogs suggest adding ...

Never heard of "blossom end rot" until after we had moved to Missouri, but I have now. Our first garden here in Scott City was at the house we lived in on Helene Street. We had a fair-sized garden ...

Every summer I get phone calls as the season progresses about problems with tomatoes in people’s gardens. The most common malady is a leathery, rotten spot on the bottom of the fruit, and by the time ...

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: Forty years ago there was an old timer who was growing potatoes in a barrel. It had holes in the side for the leaves and the spuds were in layers, but I don't remember how it turned out. Have you ...

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.