I have a large vegetable garden in mid-PA, I love to grow tomatoes(both heir loom and hybrid). My problem is the last two years, my plants produce maybe one large crop then they seem to die off. I mean they actually turn brown and the leaves start to dfall off, bu they still have some fruit on them. I water them daily in the am (one inch of water). We do put down weed block, but it is the kind that allows water to go through. We move them around in our garden, never in the same spot twice. I am at a loss with this, I remember my grandparents always have nice green bushy tomato plants, but mine seem to be spindly and brown. HELP!

Have you tried watering in the evening versus the morning? Typically, at least where I am from, Tennessee, the sun gets so hot that it burns any fruits or veggies if watered in the morning hours. We have to water at night for effective results.

Tomato Grower.

Common cause of symptoms is a soil-borne fungus that is very common. Leaves appear turn yellow, brown and appear to wilt.

The bad news: The fungus can persist in the soil for many years. If you have lots of space, solution is to rotate your crops and look for resistant breeds.

The good news: I am on a small suburban lot in NJ, with no alternative space. However I found a good organic bacterial control, Serenade: More about this product: Acta Horticulturae (http://www.actahort.org/members/showpdf?booknrarnr=695_20)

Another thing I am going to try this year is a controlled growing solution like Earth Box (a product from Scranton, PA).

Barbara Bour