A healthy tomato plant has bright green leaves.   Every once in a while, though, a tomato plant’s leaves will change colors.   Yellow tomato plant leaves can be caused by a number of things.  Tomato plant leaves can go yellow for a number of reasons, ranging from easily-fixed benign problems to problems that will require treatment.
Yellow Tomato Plant Leaves Caused by Normal Growth
Sometimes the leaves at the bottom of a tomato plant will turn yellow and become wilted.  This is perfectly normal, and you shouldn’t worry about it at all.   If …

Container gardens have so many benefits over traditional “in the ground” gardens. They need less water. I can control the soil quality. I can–with some dragging action–control the weather. But there are a few things that traditional and container gardens have to contend with. One of them is stinkin’ plant lice.
What are Plant Lice?
Some people call them aphids. Some people call them plant lice. Whatever you want to call them is fine, but you do NOT want them in your garden. These little buggers come in variety of colors (pink, …

We got a new dog in May.  My seventeen year old daughter fell in love with him and actually cried because she wanted him so badly.   His name is Kato, and Kato is my gardening nemesis.
In years past, I have successfully fought blossom end rot on my tomatoes, have gotten rid of various pests that were infesting my container garden, and have even fought fungus on weak seedlings (which eventually became strong enough to give my family delicious tomatoes and cucumbers).    This year, however, I’m fighting a four-legged creature with …