Learn how to perform a home DIY soil test for alkaline or acidic soils and what you need to know about minerals in your water. For the past three years, I’ve had blossom end rot on all my tomatoes.

For the past several gardening seasons, I have had an unusually high incidence of blossom end rot on my tomato vines. I realize this is a physiological problem, but are there certain tomato hybrids ...

Blossom end rot of tomatoes is a rot that is due to a calcium deficiency in the fruit during development. The deficiency in the developing fruit can be caused by a number of things. Blossom end rot ...

Gardening season is underway, and you may have questions. To ask one, simply go to the OSU Extension website, type it in and include the county where you live. A photo is very helpful. Q: Blossom end ...

Countless gardeners know the joy of watching well-tended tomatoes evolve on the vine -- and the horror of discovering a brown, leathery spot on the bottom of those precious beefsteak, roma, or ...

Q: Forty years ago there was an old timer who was growing potatoes in a barrel. It had holes in the side for the leaves and the spuds were in layers, but I don't remember how it turned out. Have you ...

Gardening season is full steam ahead and you may have questions. For answers, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service. OSU Extension ...

Q : Attached is a picture of wildflowers that are along ditch banks and pond levies (see reader's photo). I was wondering what they are and if they are commercially available. A : The wildflower in ...

Tomatoes are a favorite in the home garden. Whether you have three plants next to your back door or several hundred plants you plan on sharing with neighbors, they are definitely one of the staples of ...