Face it. Squirrels are a garden nuisance. They go after a lot of things, but when squirrels start eating tomatoes that's the last straw. Here is a look at a few ideas for keep squirrels from your tomatoes. I'd add to the list sprinking pepper flakes around, it has worked with rabbits for us.
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Blossom end rot is one of the most common problems the home gardener sees in their tomato garden. Here are some ideas on how to stop blossom end rot from ruining your tomato crop.
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Tomato horn worms are easy to identify, and need to be removed quickly, as they can strip a tomato plant of its leaves in a day. Here's some ideas on how to control tomato horn worms, along with a video of the parasitic wasps that feast on tomato horn worms.
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Black fungus disease in your tomato plants can be tough to get rid of as it can linger in the environment. Here's an article on some traditional ways to rid your tomato growing areas of black fungus.
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Controlling diseases on tomatoes can be a little tricky. It's best to be proactive and apply fungicides to the tomatoes before they actually have any symptoms. But which fungicide should you use? It turns out that the choice of fungicides available for the home gardener are actually fairly small, so picking the right fungicide is actually fairly simple.
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When you're shopping for tomato seeds, did you ever wonder what those cryptic letters by the seed descriptions mean? What does a V or and F mean, and do I care. Are more letters better than fewer? Here we look at the different tomatoe disease resistance codes, and try to point out which ones may be of importance to you and your garden.
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At some point we all run into problems with our tomatoes. The key to dealing with them is often taking a proactive stance and making sure we don't encourage the conditions that bring on disease and tomato pests. But if we do get tomato problems, if we aren't careful to diagnose them properly, we may find the solution we prefer is ineffective until we come up with the proper diagnosis. This article goes into more detail on the diagnosis of tomato problems and pests like fungus and spider mites.
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Those of us who are blessed enough to have deer near our homes are sometimes not as happy about it when it comes to our vegetable gardens. They can be among the most aggressive of the garden pests there are, and even those of us who aren't organic gardeners are not likely to do away with them, especially if it's not hunting season. Here's an article that gives a few ideas of ways to keep deer from getting to your tomatoes before you do.
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