Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Black spots on tomato leaves are usually caused by fungal diseases like Septoria leaf spot or early blight, which thrive in warm, ...

1.) Don’t water over the plants. Water the ground. And try not to splash any soil up on the stems since that’s one way to start an infection from the ground. Drip irrigation under the weed fabric will ...

Tomatoes used to be one of the easier home-garden crops to grow. Lately, though, erratic weather, increasing diseases such as early blight and septoria leaf spot, and even the arrival of the pesky ...

Hello, Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! Humidity and rain seem to be the theme this week in the valley. I have seen some corn starting to tassel and it won’t be long till many home gardeners are ...

Foliar leaf spot diseases and blights of tomato plants are common problems for tomato growers in Delaware and the Mid-Atlantic States. Pathogens survive in plant debris or weed hosts, and are favored ...

Your photo and description indicate Septoria leaf spot, which is very common on Rudbeckia and is prevalent in Illinois. The disease begins on lower leaves and progresses up the plant but does not ...

Q: I was trimming some of my Aphrodite sweetshrub bushes and found a weird growth on them (see reader's photos). I was trimming them back anyway, so I cut those branches off. Should I spray something?

Answer: It sounds like the problem with your tomatoes could be septoria leaf spot, which is a common tomato disease found in Minnesota. The Brainerd lakes area has had warm, wet, humid conditions, ...

News Leader reader Rosalie writes with the following dilemma: “Last summer was a disaster for my tomatoes. The leaves got spots on them and then they died. I spent the summer clipping off the leaves ...

As the first few leaves begin to turn from green to gold, you may notice a number of aspen trees have black spots on their leaves. Though there can be several reasons for these spots, it is most ...

If the leaves on your tomato plants look like they are trying out for a part as a Dalmatian pup in the school play, trouble lies ahead. Caused by fungal infections, if the black spots spread, they can ...