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Saving Tomato Seeds in Three Easy Steps

Saving seeds from the garden is one way that a gardener can ensure that they have on-hand the plant varieties that grow well in their climate or that are their favorites for the vase, for attracting beneficial insects or for gracing the dinner table. The seeds of tomatoes and other soft-fruited plants, like squash, melons and cucumbers, can be saved easily, will be virtually no-cost, guaranteed fresh and should have a high germination rate that produces healthy, vigorous, disease-free seedlings.

Detect Tomato Diseases by Using This Step by Step Method

Tomatoes can be susceptible to a plethora of diseases, their symptoms visible as spottted, yellow, curled or wilted leaves, fruit with rotted ends, spots or covered in white mildew or stems that are stunted, cracked or filled with holes. Following a step-by-step method can lead to easy, early detection before the disease consumes the tomato plant or spreads throughout the garden.