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Tomatoes, Capsicums, Chillies, Eggplant

These all belong to the plant family Solanaceae.

Links

The following links have been provided for general information. The particulars of growing these crops successfully will vary depending on your location, especially with respect to pests and diseases and their treatment. If in doubt, check with local authorities for current information on permissable pesticides, and always follow directions on the label of any products you may purchase. (see also Pests and Diseases).

More general information about vegetables here: Vegetables

Tomatoes

Growing tomatoes: Common questions Queensland Primary Industries and Fisheries

Growing tomatoes: Before you start Queensland Primary Industries and Fisheries

Growing Tomatoes in the Top End Northern Territory Government, Department of Primary Industry, Fisheries and Mines (PDF)

Growing Tomatoes in the Alice Springs Region Northern Territory Government, Department of Primary Industry, Fisheries and Mines (PDF)

Field Tomato (These notes refer to growing tomatoes on a commercial basis in NT) Northern Territory Government, Department of Primary Industry, Fisheries and Mines (PDF)

Suggested Cultural Practices for Tomato The World Vegetable Center

Organic Tomato Production National Center for Appropriate Technology (USA)

Spring Weather Unkind to Tomatoes Purdue University

Tomatoes Not Ripening? Purdue University

Light, Fertilizer and Cultivar Selection Affect Growth and Yield of Containerized Patio Tomatoes University of Florida, USA

Tomato in: Insect Pollination Of Cultivated Crop Plants. USDA Agricultural Research Service

Success with Summer Tomatoes LSU AgCenter, Louisiana

Common Tomato Disorders under Desert Conditions University of Nevada Cooperative Extension (PDF)

Common Tomato Fruit Disorders Cornell University Cooperative Extension New York State

Growing Tomatoes in Southern Nevada University of Nevada Cooperative Extension (PDF)

Easy Gardening...Tomatoes Texas A&M University

Tomatoes won't fruit Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture

As American as Tomatoes Article about the history of tomatoes. Texas A&M University

Tomato Casual Website devoted to growing and using tomatoes. including forum and blog

Save your favorite non-hybrid tomato seeds for next year Extension Service Garden Hints, Oregon State University

A Brief History of the Tomato Missouri Environment and Garden, University of Missouri

Heirloom tomato cultivars Reproduction of a 1997 article, Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society (PDF)

Tomato pests in the home garden and their control Department of Agriculture Western Australia

Tomato root knot nematodes: Biology and control Queensland Primary Industries and Fisheries

Queensland fruit fly in rare fruit Queensland Primary Industries and Fisheries

Tomato Russet Mite Aculops lycopersici Univ. Florida

Tomato russet mite Aculops lycopersici Texas A&M University

Aculops lycopersici (Massee) University of Hawaii

Tomato Russet Mite NSW DPI

Potato moth in rare fruit (Phthorimaea operculella) Queensland Primary Industries and Fisheries

Blossom-End Rot of Tomatoes North Carolina State University

Tomatoes The Pollination Program, Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, Australia

Septoria Leaf Spot of Tomato (Septoria lycopersici) Cornell University Cooperative Extension New York State

Tomato Anthracnose (Colletotrichum coccodes) Cornell University Cooperative Extension New York State

Verticillium Wilt of Tomato (Verticilliurn albo-atrum) Cornell University Cooperative Extension New York State

Tomato Fruitworm Helicoverpa armigera. The World Vegetable Center

Pruning Determinant Tomato Plants Will Increase Dollar Returns Reproduction of a 1974 article, Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society (PDF)

Tomato response to foliar nutrient and biostimulant applications Reproduction of a 1988 article, Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society (PDF)

Capsicums and Chillies

Growing capsicums and chillies - Common questions Dept Primary Industries & Fisheries, Qld

Growing capsicum and chilli: Before you start Dept Primary Industries & Fisheries, Qld

About chilli peppers Dept Primary Industries & Fisheries, Qld

Capsicum The Pollination Program, Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, Australia

Capsicum (peppers) and Chillies Victoria Department of Primary Industries

Growing capsicums and chillies Department of Agriculture Western Australia

Pepper Jefferson Farm & Gardens, Thomas Jefferson Agricultural Institute, Missouri (PDF)

Easy Gardening...Peppers Texas A&M University

Chimayo Chile Project Native Hispanic Institute

Effect of Organic and Chemical Ferilizers on Growth and Yield of Hot Pepper, and Insect Pests and Their Natural Enemies Subtropical Plant Science (Journal of the Rio Grande Valley Horticultural Society)

Blossom-End Rot in Bell Pepper: Causes and Prevention University of Florida

Broad mite in fruit and ornamental plants (Polyphagotarsonemus latus) Dept of Primary Industries & Fisheries, Queensland

Broad Mite (Discussion mostly about capsicum) South Australia

Broad Mite, Polyphagotarsonemus latus University of Florida

Bacterial spot of capsicum: What to expect from resistant varieties Qld DPI

Bacterial Spot of PepperXanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria Cornell University Cooperative Extension New York State

Pepper Seedling Propagation by Single Internode Food & Fertilizer Technology Center for the Asian and Pacific region

Eggplant

Commodity growing guides - Eggplant NSW Department of Primary Industries

Eggplant Department of Primary Industries, Victoria

Eggplant Department of Primary Industries, Victoria (PDF)

Eggplant North Carolina State University

Solanum melongena Ecocrop database, Food and Agriculture Organization

Eggplant Jefferson Farm & Gardens, Thomas Jefferson Agricultural Institute, Missouri (PDF)

Eggplant, White - Solanum ovigerum Dun. and Solanum melongena var. esculentum (L.) Nees. University of Florida

Eggplant in: Insect Pollination Of Cultivated Crop Plants. USDA Agricultural Research Service

How to coax heat-loving eggplants into bearing in Oregon Extension Service Garden Hints, Oregon State University