Onions are a fantastic addition to the veggie garden because they can fit in to lots of spots, help distract pests, and can be harvested and eaten at any time! It can be a challenge to get onions to get to be big bulbs – water and daylight hours are the key. Botanical Information Taxonomy […]
Stem and Bulb Nematode is a very small parasitic nematode that is possibly the most damaging pest for commercial garlic growers in America. You can barely see them with the naked eye, but the damage is very apparent. They burrow into the neck or bulb of the garlic and consume the bulb, allowing rot to […]
The winning pickle recipe from our annual block party! By unanimous decision, this Bread & Butter Pickle recipe won best tasting pickle.
Various fungi cause leaf blight. Plants affected: corn dill, parsley and other herbs symptoms: dark spots with yellow borders on leaves; leaves may turn yellow or drop off as the disease progresses control: spray foliage with fish emulsion or with sulfur to prevent the spread of mild infections (OGHB) fig lawns onion strawberries
Slimy mollusks with no outer shell, similar to a snail. They can be 1/4″ long when young, and up to 10″ long fully grown. They have two tentacles, which are their eyes. They come in all colors (brown, gray, purple, black, white, yellow) as well as spotted. Their eggs are clusters of 25 translucent, white […]