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Tomato Pests in Illinois: Which Ones Actually Show Up Here

Tomato Pests in Illinois: Which Ones Actually Show Up Here

A season-by-season identification guide to the tomato pests confirmed in Illinois gardens, with what to look for and what controls each.

Tomato Planting Dates in Illinois: Counting Back From Your Frost Window

Tomato Planting Dates in Illinois: Counting Back From Your Frost Window

Learn how to use NOAA’s Chicago-area frost window to work out your own tomato transplant and harvest dates in Illinois.

Tomato Pests in Oklahoma: Which Ones Actually Show Up Here

Tomato Pests in Oklahoma: Which Ones Actually Show Up Here

This page identifies the six tomato pests that actually show up in Oklahoma gardens, in the order they appear through the growing season.

Tomato Varieties That Ripen in Time in North Carolina

Tomato Varieties That Ripen in Time in North Carolina

Seven named tomato varieties, ordered by days to maturity, checked against Charlotte’s frost window to show which finish comfortably and which cut it close.

Tomato Planting Dates in New Mexico: Counting Back From Your Frost Window

Tomato Planting Dates in New Mexico: Counting Back From Your Frost Window

Explains how to count backward from New Mexico’s frost window to find a safe tomato transplant date for your own garden and elevation.

Tomato Pests in Vermont: Which Ones Actually Show Up Here

Tomato Pests in Vermont: Which Ones Actually Show Up Here

A season-by-season rundown of the tomato pests that actually appear in Vermont gardens, from transplant-time cutworms to late-summer fruitworms, and how to identify each.

Tomato Pests in Tennessee: Which Ones Actually Show Up Here

Tomato Pests in Tennessee: Which Ones Actually Show Up Here

A season-by-season guide to identifying tomato hornworms, aphids, stink bugs, flea beetles and other pests that actually turn up in Tennessee gardens.

Tomato Varieties That Ripen in Time in Idaho

Tomato Varieties That Ripen in Time in Idaho

A county-by-county look at which tomato varieties have enough days to ripen before Idaho’s first fall frost, using Boise’s NOAA frost data as a baseline.

Tomato Pests in California: Which Ones Actually Show Up Here

Tomato Pests in California: Which Ones Actually Show Up Here

A season-by-season rundown of the tomato pests confirmed in California, with identification details and control notes for each one.

Tomato Pests in Colorado: Which Ones Actually Show Up Here

Tomato Pests in Colorado: Which Ones Actually Show Up Here

A rundown of the tomato pests that actually turn up in Colorado gardens, how to tell them apart, and what works against each one.

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