Vegetables
Vegetables: Disease and Pests
Tomato Leaf-Spot Diseases This time of year, two common leaf-spot diseases appear on tomato plants. Septoria leaf spot and early blight are both characterized by brown spots on…
Read MoreFertilizing Cole Crops
If you planted cole crops such as cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower earlier this spring, we are near the time when they will need a little fertilizer boost. These plants need…
Read MoreGarden Asparagus Care
Controlling Weeds in Home Garden Asparagus Beds The best time to control weeds in asparagus is early spring before the asparagus emerges. A light tilling (or hoeing) that is shallow…
Read MoreTime to Plant Potatoes Approaching
St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner, so it is time to get seed potatoes in the ground. Actually any time from mid- to late-March is fine for potato…
Read MoreRhubarb: The Pie Plant
Fans of the popular public radio show, A Prairie Home Companion, know that when life, seemingly, cannot get any worse, “one little thing can revive a guy, and that is…
Read MoreLettuce
Though lettuce is most often planted directly from seed in late March to early April, it can be started from transplants. Transplants allow lettuce to mature earlier so that it…
Read MoreHarvesting Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes should be harvested no later than the first fall freeze because cold temperatures can damage the sensitive roots. However, you may want to harvest earlier if you prefer…
Read MoreHarvesting Winter Squash
Summer squash such as zucchini and scallop are harvested while immature but winter squash such as acorn, hubbard and butternut are harvested later, in the mature stage, after the rind…
Read MoreLettuce Grow Fall Salad Greens
Summer’s end is no reason to stop enjoying garden fresh salads. Many kinds of greens grow well in the cooler days of fall and are less likely to bolt, or…
Read MoreHow to Pick a Ripe Melon
Telling when a melon is ready to be harvested can be a challenge, or it may be quite easy. It all depends on the type of melon. Let’s start with…
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