I was out pruning my tomatoes the other day and wanted to share the why & how I do this to reduce disease pressure on my plants. When pruning, I remove leaves that are touching the soil or hanging low enough to get hit by soil splashing up from the rain. (6–12 inches up) 𝘉𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 & 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 Why do I do this? 𝗦𝗼𝗶𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘀 Diseases like Early Blight and Bacterial Leaf Spot actually live in the soil; if the leaves of your plant are frequently in contact with the soil, the chances of them getting a disease increase. 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄 Pruning lower leaves opens up airflow at the base of the plant. Giving mold, mildew, and bacteria far less opportunity to take hold. ⚠️ 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆. 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲. 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁. When you make a cut, you're creating an open wound. If your shears just touched a diseased leaf on the plant next to it, you're delivering disease directly into a fresh cut. My go-to method for sanitizing: spritz your sheers with 70% isopropyl alcohol using a spray bottle between each plant. Bonus tip: Try to prune when leaves are dry. Wet conditions make it even easier for disease to spread. 🍅 So, did you know this? Do you do this? P.S. Want more info on tomato pruning? We covered the why & how of when to prune (and when NOT to prune) in last week's workshop! Find the recording & recap notes here: #Pruning Tomatoes + May 22nd, 2026 Q&A

Hello everyone new here. Could I get some help with this tomatoes plant? Leaves turning brown not sure if it's to Much sunlight.

Megan, here's my sad raised gardens. There is no bermuda growing from the ground. Only coming up in these three raised beds. The other five that were built and filled with the same soil at the same time are producing maximum yields (remember our tomato hauls?) with not a blade of bermuda grass. It's like we purposefully planted it.

Hi Megan, Below is a picture of a strawberry plant I planted today. I have had them for a few days, however I'm just getting to get a chance to plant them. I have 4, the other 3 are in great shape....the one below......I'm not sure if I should give a few days to see if any life shows up or maybe get another plant to replace it. Please let me know your thoughts. Judy Fishpaw

Hi Megan, I have a tower that I'm growing in. These are pictures of two views of my tomatoes. These are bush tomatoes, do I stake them?