Dakota Gardener: Avoid the two most common tomato problems
Blossom end rot is not a disease but rather a complex condition involving water, nutrients and genetics. (Photo by David B. Langston, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org)
Do you know what the two most common tomato problems are?
Many gardeners assume that diseases or insects cause the most common problems. However, after a dozen years working for North Dakota State University Extension, that has not been my experience.
Year after year, the most common tomato problems are herbicide damage and blossom end rot.
Like clockwork, Extension agents receive many emails every Jā¦