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Vegetable gardening can be a rewarding but challenging endeavor, especially when dealing with various plant diseases that can affect the health and yield of your crops. The University of Georgia (UGA) Extension provides extensive resources on identifying, preventing, and managing common vegetable diseases.

The desire for fresh homegrown tomatoes is probably the main reason homeowners have gardens. Most plants are planted in late March and April, or when they are available at the

Our gardens are in full swing.

In another gardening column by Master Gardener Tom Timmons, he writes: “Sadly, tomatoes are subject to so many diseases that I think they may have suicidal tendencies. But with a little TLC, they will survive nicely until you rip them from the plant and chop them up for salsa.”

Peppers are easy to grow, even in small spaces, and they're a great veggie for beginning gardeners. Read on to find out how to grow peppers in your garden.

With the right know-how, you’ll be able to work through these obstacles and watch your garden grow towards a successful harvest.

Miniature bell peppers like these can be easily used in a single serving. Peppers, peppers, peppers – in summertime, I can eat my weight in peppers! From fresh salmon roasted with sweet peppers and onions, to jalapeño-spiced quesadillas, there’s always a way to use fresh peppers in my kitchen. Peppers are easy to grow, even in small spaces, and they’re a great veggie for beginning gardeners. Here’s what you need to know to grow your own peppers in your garden. The heat in chili peppers...

ATHENS — Home gardeners and commercial farmers alike can attest to the disappointment of seeing a beautiful tomato ripening on a vine, only to discover that the fruit has dark, sunken pits at the blossom end of the fruit. Called blossom-end rot (BER), this physiological disorder is prevalent in fruit and vegetable crops, including tomatoes, and can cause severe economic losses. Through a $475,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agricultur...