Brown mint leaves are a symptom that looks like it would be attributable to 1 problem, but it can actually be due to several reasons (just to be confusing!). What I have learned from growing mint is...
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Why Are My Tomatoes Splitting? (And Why the Type of Split Matters)
There is nothing more galling to a gardener than seeing a tomato you have loved and nurtured develop a split in the skin. Tomato splitting its skin is one of the most common problems in gardens...
Why Are My Tomatoes Not Turning Red? (The Answers Are More Surprising Than You’d Think)
A vine with plump, glossy-looking green tomatoes that are inexplicably refusing to turn a shade of red is very frustrating in the Summer months and yet a common perplexing problem! You have...
Why Are My Tomato Leaves Curling? (Read This Before You Panic)
In my experience, when new gardener see their tomato leaves curling, it can often cause panic, and their instinct is to water the plant more, use a fertiliser, or spray it, and that can actually make...
Black Tomatoes? Tomato Blossom End Rot: Why It’s Not Actually a Calcium Problem
There is a specific heartbreak of cultivating and tending to your tomatoes with love and care in Spring and Summer, only to discover that the bottom is a concave, almost leathery black crater rather...
Why Are My Tomato Leaves Turning Yellow? (A Proper Diagnosis)
Yellow tomato leaves can be really alarming for gardeners (myself included). The conclusion people jump to is...could it be blight, perhaps overwatering, or is there a frustrating nuance of tomato...