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 ...

Fungus problems on peppers

The other day someone asked what my favorite vegetable was. My first thought was beets just because I’ve been eating an enormous amount lately. But in reality, even though we have them for such a short time throughout the year, I would have to say it’s the ‘Carmen’ Italian sweet pepper. So it’s not surprising ...