…tomatoes to enhance the fruit’s natural flavors. For years, gardeners have been planting tomatoes and marigolds together because they believed the flowers eliminated insect pests, such as whiteflies. Basil and…
Essential Steps for Starting Your First Vegetable Garden
…tomatoes over the season which can easily run you $20 or more. If you’re a beginner start with a small space. Even a sunny deck or balcony works well. Choose…
Addressing Resistance-Breaking Strain of Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus
…to provide resistance to the virus once again. “In other projects in this area, we are screening other materials including wild genetics,” Bagley noted. “We’re funding work to breed tomatoes…
The California Kitchen: Sauceless Baked Ratatouille
…1 Large Eggplant 1 Purple onion Oven Roasted Cherry Tomatoes 4 T Herb de Provence 3 T Crispy Garlic TT Salt + Pepper 1 C Panko Bread Crumb 2 T…
Health Bite: Produce That Hydrates
…along with cucumber, celery, and zucchini. Tomatoes, bell peppers, cauliflower and cabbage also have more than 90 percent water content, providing great benefits in the form of fluids, fiber, vitamins…
Common Tomato Plant Disease to Watch for in the Garden
…problems and how to treat them. Anthracnose is one of the most common fungal infections in tomatoes. It causes the fruits to rot on a tomato plant, but the first…
Best Starter Veggies for the Beginner Home Gardener
…strawberries, tomatoes, and bell peppers. All of these will do very well when starting from seeds, or by purchasing starter plants at your local nursery, and are super easy to…
What to Plant and More Importantly What Not to Plant Right Now
…What you shouldn’t plant just yet are tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, and any vine or squash. Green bean seed probably won’t germinate in cooler soil temperatures, especially if your area hasn’t…
A Few Tips and Tricks for Growing the Tastiest Tomatoes
…Pick tomatoes when you’re ready for them, avoid letting them get soft and mushy. Tomatoes picked at the breaker stage, when they first show signs of changing color, are considered…
MSOB: Beneficial Fungus Could Both Positively and Negatively Impact Tomato Genotypes
Modern-day tomatoes may have lost their ability to benefit from a beneficial fungus called Trichoderma harzianum. A study out of Purdue University looked at the impact of the fungus on…
Tips for Starting Vegetable and Flower Seeds Indoors
…two or three different varieties. Also, remember that certain seeds are meant to be sowed directly into the ground in the spring. For starting seeds indoors, Tomatoes, Basil, Spinach, and…
Value of Utilized Production of California Vegetables
…crops showed increases. Multiple types of lettuce, broccoli, tomatoes, cantaloupe, and sweet potatoes all experienced various levels of growth in utilized production value. Plantings were also down in 2020, with…
Fusarium Falciforme: Emerging Problem for California Tomatoes
A new fusarium issue is creating some significant concern for tomato producers. Dr. Cassandra Swett of UC Davis is referring to the pathogen as fusarium falciforme. Swett is a Cooperative…
The Western View: Cap and Trade Your Cover Crop?
…growing trees and vines instead? Maybe some tomatoes and lettuce? I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West and Citrus Industry Magazine. The Western View: About the…