Raising Chickens and Urban Gardening
Just about every gardener has experienced some type of disease in their garden. Whether it’s early blight on tomatoes, mosaic virus on cucumbers, or powdery mildew on peas, it’s bound to happen. It doesn’t mean you’ve failed as a gardener – it’s just part of gardening – and it’s a great learning opportunity. What caused the disease? What could be…
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Tomatoes are one of the most popular vegetables grown in the home garden, but they also happen to be highly susceptible to disease and pests. In this third and final episode of the Growing Tomatoes podcast series, I’ll discuss a few of the most common diseases and pests that affect tomatoes. From early blight to hornworms, we’ll cover the essentials…
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In this second part of the Growing Tomatoes Primer, I continue the conversation about growing healthy, productive tomato plants. I’ll share how-to tips on pruning to keep your tomatoes disease free and a few tomato issues that most gardeners experience over the season. These include the often misunderstood blossom end rot, tomato leaf curl, cat-facing and more. You’ll learn what…
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There’s one topic that everyone who grows tomatoes has an opinion about – and that’s pruning. To prune or not to prune? Ah, good question! There are several reasons why you might want to prune your tomatoes, including to prevent disease; to remove sucker-branches that can crowd the plant; for shape and growth habit, especially for espaliering or single-stem vertical…
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