Gardening in the Mountains presents:
Tomato Problems, Diseases, and Pests
Tomatoes are one of the most common vegetables found in home gardens but growing them in Western North Carolina can often be challenging. Both biotic (living organisms such as bacteria, fungi, and insects) diseases and abiotic (non-living factors such as garden location, soil, moisture, and nutrition) problems can affect tomatoes at all levels of maturity. In this video, Phil brings his extensive experience in maintaining large vegetable gardens to a discussion of the most common tomato problems, diseases, and pests.
Table of Contents
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0:00 Introduction
6:15 Abiotic Problems
7:36 Root-Shoot Balance
9:31 Water
10:06 Fertilization
11:58 Physiological Leaf Curl
12:52 Fruit Set
17:36 Hail Damage
18:02 SunScald
18:46 Cracking
20:12 Blossom End Rot
24:05 Walnut Wilt
25:10 Herbicide Injury
25:47 Frost
27:42 Biotic Problems
27:50 Vascular Wilts
30:25 Crop Rotation
31:26 Solarization
32:45 Soil Drenches
34:36 Sanitation
35:24 Bacterial Foliar Diseases
38:52 Fungicides
41:25 Early Blight
44:45 Late Blight
46:42 Southern Blight
48:06 Nematodes
49:31 Virus
50:12 Resistant Varieties
54:30 Insects & Mites
1:00:48 Storing Tomato Cages
1:01:49 Conclusion