October 07, 2025

Disease-Resistant Vegetable Varieties That Keep Your Harvest Strong

7 minutes

Planting disease-resistant vegetables helps you harvest longer and avoid losing entire crops to common problems like blight, mildew, and viral infections
Hybrids such as Mountain Merit tomato and Emerald Delight zucchini are bred to block or slow pathogens, giving you more reliable yields
Heirlooms like Black Cherry tomato and Homemade Pickles cucumber show natural resilience, allowing you to save seeds while keeping your garden productive
Seed catalogs and databases provide easy codes and guides so you can choose the varieties that match the disease pressures in your region
Combining resistant plants with smart practices — like mulching, crop rotation, and removing infected leaves — further protects your harvest and reduces stress

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By Dr. Mercola

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October 07, 2025

7 minutes

Planting disease-resistant vegetables helps you harvest longer and avoid losing entire crops to common problems like blight, mildew, and viral infections
Hybrids such as Mountain Merit tomato and Emerald Delight zucchini are bred to block or slow pathogens, giving you more reliable yields
Heirlooms like Black Cherry tomato and Homemade Pickles cucumber show natural resilience, allowing you to save seeds while keeping your garden productive
Seed catalogs and databases provide easy codes and guides so you can choose the varieties that match the disease pressures in your region
Combining resistant plants with smart practices — like mulching, crop rotation, and removing infected leaves — further protects your harvest and reduces stress

...more