Just Veggies

Root Maggots and Turnips

Root maggots and turnips—or root maggots and anything you’re about to eat—are not words that should go together. I have had very little experience in growing turnips, with just one previous crop of pure-white turnips that were meant to be harvested quite young, about an inch in diameter. I guess I pulled that crop before ...

Keep a Wary Out for Spring Pests and Diseases

Even though the prevalence of pests increases later in the season when generations bump up the number feeding on or affecting your plants, it doesn’t mean the spring seedlings are immune. Even now, as the soil is finally warmed up in many areas to plant, the circle of life has begun. Cabbage root maggot This ...