Pest Patrol

Choosing disease resistant varieties

If you haven’t ordered seeds, do it now. And with that in mind, this is a good time to discuss how to choose disease resistant varieties in your vegetable selections. It’s frustrating when the garden is in full production just to watch leaves turn yellow or the plants wither before your eyes. This is why ...

Why Corn Leaves Turn Red

Why do corn leaves turn red? That was my sister’s text to me last week. Actually, she sent me a photo of her Northern Virginia garden, focused in on her corn crop, and asked, “What is going on with our corn?” The corn crop wasn’t robust, with corn height varying and that strange reddish tint ...