tomato problems – Anything Agriculture

Rain, Rain go away!

Man tending potted plants from an inflatable boat in a flooded neighborhood

Midwest rain turned my garden into a soggy disaster zone. Tomatoes split, pumpkins rotted, and humidity made breathing optional. I’m laughing to survive, sending love to those facing real flooding. Dead plants are dead—compost them and move on. The rain didn’t ruin the garden; it rewrote it.

Rage Garden War Journal: Rot and Ruin

Garden plot with dried tomato plants, watering can, hose, shovel, and pruners

It started innocently enough. I was admiring my tomatoes, plump, green, full of promise, when I noticed something horrifying. The bottoms were turning black. Not dramatic, gothic black. More like “forgot to pay the calcium bill” black. Blossom‑end rot. The name sounds poetic, but it’s really just nature’s way of saying, “You messed up yourContinue reading “Rage Garden War Journal: Rot and Ruin”