Talking Tomatoes
78 views · Published 20 February 2014 · 1:00 · Indexed 7 October 2026
Channel: WLOS News 13 · 2014 · News & Politics
Learning how to be a successful gardener can be a difficult task.To keep ahead of the game, some local folks are going back to the classroom to talk tomatoes!Local tomato expert John Hew is enlightening people on how to get started growing tomatoes this year.He is helping people recover from 2013's difficult growing season, where farmers had to deal with blight.That's a common tomato disease caused by fungus that impacts almost all parts of the plant.Ralph Buntyn, tomato grower, I always learn when I come to these classes, a lot of it is trial and error, you learn about the new varieties and the hybrids, and try to get ahead of the game because blight is such a killer of early tomato crops.If you would like to become a master grower or just have some gardening questions, Buncombe County has set up a hotline to help you out, just call 828-255-5522. _______________ Follow WLOS on social media: WLOS ABC 13 News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/News13/ WLOS ABC 13 News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WLOS_13 WLOS ABC 13 News on Instagram: https://instagram.com/wlos_13 Subscribe to WLOS on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ABC13Channel/?sub_confirmation=1 Listen to AnchorMOMS, the Podcast: https://wlos.com/news/anchormoms/anchormoms-the-podcast Watch more top local news stories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk8Ge6UXHJs&list=PLkVbaoT-aYbIvnEpR0Ct5QQQqYaORUSUH For all of the day’s top local and national news, visit http://www.wlos.com Watch our live newscasts and other live video at https://wlos.com/watch Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 828.684.1340 WLOS ABC 13 News serves the Asheville, NC area and the rest of western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina. We keep our audience informed through local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of community events, sports and entertainment programming since 1954.
