Alternaria Leaf Spot might be popping up on your broccoli, Brussels sprout, cauliflower and other members of the Brassica family as days become cool at the end of summer. That is according to the Extension Service of the University of Massachusetts. I recently read their Vegetable Notes newsletter from August 2024, and it said Alternaria ...
Read More | Just VeggiesThis summer I am pressing pause on my vegetable garden in order to create a hügelkultur for next season. What’s a hügelkultur? The word means “mound culture” or “mound growing” in German, and it is essentially the construction of a raised bed using stacks of natural debris. You can plant directly into the mound when ...
Read More | Just VeggiesClimate change is impacting your garden and your gardening activities in multiple ways. You may have noticed some signs of this already—your cold-weather greens lasting through the winter, for instance, or your garlic sprouting early. The warming climate’s impacts can be and are more insidious than destructive storms and continent-wide drought, and they are appearing ...
Read More | Just VeggiesThe basil variety called Pesto Party is your solution if your generic Genovese basil plants let you down each summer. I’ve been growing my Pesto Party plants for three months now and I couldn’t be happier. Why? Because this variety solves three common basil problems I have experienced in the past. Cold Weather Tolerance All ...
Read More | Just VeggiesCucurbit Downy Mildew has been spotted in New Hampshire. That’s the announcement that came into my inbox earlier this week from the University of Massachusetts Extension Program. Not really knowing what Cucurbit Downy Mildew is compared to other mildews that might strike my cucumbers and other crops in the cucurbit family, I decided to investigate. ...
Read More | Just VeggiesMy love for eggplant is a recent thing, and thanks to All-America Selections, one of their 2022 AAS Winners for 2022, and eggplant variety named Icicle, I will be growing a very cool white-skinned version of this vegetable next summer. Icicle Description As I said, Eggplant Icicle, from the breeders at Known-You Seed America Corporation, ...
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