Author Archives: ThePlantLady

About ThePlantLady

ThePlantLady.com is a library of gardening information compiled from many resources, including written texts, online databases, current research, and first-hand experience from farmers and gardeners. It includes growing requirements specific to each plant, as well as varietal information. My background in microbiology and chemistry allows me to tap into the scientific research being done today and digest it for the use of the home gardener or small farmer.

Fungal Diseases

Common Fungal Diseases: Aster Wilt Cabbage Yellows Downy Mildew Foot Rot or Root Rot Fungal Canker Fungal Leaf Spots Alternaria Cercospora Coccomyces Coryneum Cristulariella Mycosphaerella Phyllosticta Physalospora Venturia Fusarium Wilt Gladiolus Corm Rot Narcissus Basal Rot Peach Leaf Curl Phytophthora Powdery Mildew Pythium Rust Snow Mold Turf Drought Verticillium Wilt Transmission: AHSP&D-72: Most fungal infections […]

Easy Composters You Can Build

  Easy Composters You Can Build (Paperback) This pamphlet is a quick guide on building the most common composting structures, as well as an introduction to composting in general. Nick Noyes (Author)  Storey Publishing, LLC (January 10, 1995)  <br /> ISBN-10: 088266350X ISBN-13: 978-0882663500  

Early Jersey Wakefield Cabbage

Early Jersey Wakefield Cabbage Details Open-pollinated Heirloom Type Shape: space-saving pointed heads Color Maturity: 63 days Size Taste: good flavor Productivity Disease Resistance resists cabbage yellows Notes: recommended by A-Z for being well-adapted to different soils Where to Buy Amazon Burpees Sources Footnote A-Z Title Gardener’s A-Z Guide to Growing Organic Food Author(s) Tanya L. […]

Early Girl Tomato

General traits for Early Girl Tomatoes:    Hybrid or Heirloom? Hybrid Type Indeterminate (vine), although I’ve seen seeds & plants from other vendors that were determinate (bush) varieties. I obtained my seed for the indeterminate variety from Gurney’s. Maturity 52; very early variety; good for short and cool growing seasons; very fast set & ripening […]