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10 Top Problems of Tomatoes in St. Louis

by: Glenn Kopp

Few garden treats can top a vine-ripened tomato from your own garden. Unfortunately, there are many problems that can affect tomatoes in St. Louis gardens that can prevent you from obtaining your goal. Following are some of the major tomato problems we encounter in St. Louis as brought to the Kemper Center Plant Doctors. The problems are arranged from minor problems to the most severe.

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Growth cracks

Blossom-end rot

Physiological leaf roll

Tomato hornworm

Spider mites

Spacing

Early blight

Septoria leaf spot

Bacterial speck, spot and canker

Wilts

Late blight

Viruses

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