Just Veggies

Radishes: What to Do With Spring’s First Reliable Crop

Let’s talk about radishes for a moment. It’s a crop I grow every year but in a casual manner. That is to say, I plant a row and if something edible emerges, I eat them. Most years, if the seedlings are lucky enough to make it past the marauding flea beetles, they are harvested with ...

Managing Flea Beetles in the Garden

Flea beetles are my springtime nemesis. As soon as my first seeding of kale, radish and arugula emerge from the ground, those pesky beetles (formally known as Phyllotreta cruciferae) attack and mow them down, making all but impossible for them to thrive. The species name clues you in to the fact that flea beetles are ...