White grubs is the common name of the larvae of several beetles: Japanese Beetles June Bug or June Beetle (also known as May Bug) Potato tubers are one of the things they like to eat. They make large, shallow holes in the tuber, and although they are still safe to eat, the potato won’t be good […]
Details Rare Open-Pollinated Type: indeterminate Shape: oval, slightly flattened, mildly pleated tomatoes Color: black skin, red flesh Maturity: 85-90 days Size: 8-10 oz Yield: ? Taste: “earthy flavor with a perfect acid-sweet balance” I did like the taste of this tomato Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: susceptible to wilt (V or F) Notes: according to […]
Details F1 hybrid Type: determinate? Shape: slicer Color: red Maturity: main crop Size: small Yield: “pretty abundant” Taste: ? Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: very compact; great for containers Notes: Sources: Results from My Garden: was rather productive, but seemed to be especially tasty to the little green web-spinning worms – and the compact nature […]
Peach Leaf Curl Taphrina deformans Description fungus that lives within the plant but between plant cells on the bark usually worst during cool, wet springs Plants Affected Peaches Nectarines Lifecycle and Mechanism of Infection spores are carried by wind and rain then get lodged in cracks and crevices in the bark and bud scales the […]
Details Open-Pollinated: ? Type: indeterminate Determinate! Shape: ? Color: ? Maturity: 55-70 days early season tomato Size: 4-6 oz fruit Yield: ? Taste: sweet, juicy flesh Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: early season = good for cool areas cracking and misshapen in Redding full sun doesn’t like the heat! Notes: this tomato was spoken highly […]
Details Open-Pollinated: ? Type: semi-determinate, according to one vendor, determinate according to another Shape: lightly pleated oblate shape Color: vivid orange color, both inside and out Maturity: main season tomato 85 days Size: large 2.5 – 3 inches 4-11 oz tomatoes Yield: ? Taste: “taste compares to a good red, but not as sweet as […]
Details Day Length Requirement: not applicable Type: bunching onion Shape: ? Color: red stalk Maturity: ? Size: ? Yield: ? Taste: ? Storage: ? Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: ? Notes: Recommended bunching onion cultivar (RIEOG-355) Sources: Results from My Garden: SEASON SOURCE DATES PLANTS SPACING MATURITY YIELD PER PLANT AVG SIZE DISEASE […]
Details Day Length Requirement: not applicable Type: bunching onion Shape: ? Color: white stalk Maturity: ? Size: ? Yield: ? Taste: ? Storage: ? Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: ? Notes: Recommended bunching onion cultivar (RIEOG-355) Sources: Results from My Garden: SEASON SOURCE DATES PLANTS SPACING MATURITY YIELD PER PLANT AVG SIZE DISEASE […]
Details Day Length Requirement: not applicable Type: Bunching Onion Shape: ? Color: ? Maturity: ? Size: ? Yield: ? Taste: ? Storage: ? Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: ? Notes: recommended bunching onion cultivar (RIEOG-355) Sources: Results from My Garden: SEASON SOURCE DATES PLANTS SPACING MATURITY YIELD PER PLANT AVG SIZE DISEASE […]
Recommended onion for pickling (GV-144)