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  • Garden Diagnosis #9: Why Are My Tomato Flowers Falling Off?

    The Plant Isn't Giving Upβ€”It's Trying to Survive Your tomato plants are covered with flowers...so why aren't you getting tomatoes? It's one of the most frustrating sights in the summer garden. Your tomato plants are tall, green, and healthy. They're producing dozens of bright yellow flowers. You...
  • Garden Diagnosis #8: Heat Stress or Drought Stress?

    How to Tell the Difference Before You Reach for the Hose Your plants may be wiltingβ€”but that doesn't always mean they're thirsty. It's a familiar scene during the middle of summer. You walk outside in the afternoon, and your vegetable garden looks exhausted. Tomato leaves are drooping. Pepper pl...
  • Garden Diagnosis #5: Why Aren't My Tomatoes Ripening?

    Why Aren't My Tomatoes Ripening? Every July, gardeners begin asking the same question: "Why are my tomatoes still green?" The fruit is full-sized. The plants look healthy. But week after week...the tomatoes refuse to turn red. The good news is that this is usually a normal response to summer weat...