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We've had an incredibly wet summer this year here in Pennsylvania. Watering during the morning is a good idea, as well. Choose Varieties Wisely In the vegetable garden, be sure to choose varieties of squash, cucumbers and melons with an innate resistance...

Try New Guinea impatiens ( I. And irrigate using drip irrigation or soaker hoses, if possible, to keep the foliage as dry as possible. Another option, of course, is to skip the impatiens and plant a different shade-loving annual in their place.

(Differentiate between BYMV and its relative, bean common mosaic virus, by the color of the mottling. Common Bacterial Blight Caused by: The bacterium Xanthomonas campestris pv. Plants may also be stunted and pods distorted.

In the meantime, here are a few measures you can take to help keep this disease out of your garden. They're best used as a preventative, rather than as a cure. Buy local basil plants.

Unfortunately, there is no control once the virus takes hold. Many times these leaf clusters are red or wine colored. This new growth will then develop witches brooms, tight clusters of small, deformed and distorted leaves.

Disease Control: Once your plot has been infected with clubroot, time is the only cure. This larvae matures into a medium-sized, gray-brown moth that lays eggs at night. For nearly complete exclusion, floating row covers can also be used to prevent the...

As a rule, water the tomato vine's roots, not its leaves. Yellow leaves on tomato vines are likely signs of fungal disease, especially if they start at the bottom and slowly creep upward.

Some of the worst weed offenders are chickweed, dandelions, cheeseweed, purslane , sow thistle and buttercups, many of which show no visible signs of TSWV infection, but controlling all weeds in and around the garden will help lower thrip populations.

Immediately after chopping, use a rototiller to incorporate the mustard green manure into the soil, followed by a packer or watering mechanism to seal the isothiocyanates into the soil.

Learn how to detect problems early and keep them out of your garden with these tips. Get Rid Of It: There are no known remedies. Get Rid Of It: If you find you have mosaic virus, tear up the plants and throw them away.

Check that leaves and vines are completely dry before working with them. Although copper products are often recommended for this, I prefer using a biological fungicide based on Bacillus subtilis .

The spores readily splash up from the ground the following spring, infecting the newly emerging foliage and causing a new outbreak. Every autumn, pick up all of the fallen rose leaves in your garden and dispose of them in the garbage or the burn pile...

Different versions of the tune have been written down, all while the words were happily passed down simply by singing it year after year. Studies have shown that ivy can be beneficial in the case of respiratory ailments, such as general congestion and...

Leeks are extremely cold-tolerant so don't worry about moving them outdoors too soon. Leeks can grow up to 24 inches tall and 2 inches around. Leeks are fully hardy, and if mulched properly, they will be one of the spring's first pickings.

To roast chestnuts, first score the seed coat all the way around the nut. They have successfully crossed the American chestnut with the resistant Chinese chestnut to produce a few trees that are growing and remaining blight-free.

This 5-foot-tall shrub is multi-stemmed and looks great tucked into a perennial border or foundation planting. The berried branches make lovely accents in fall floral arrangements.

Winter is not a time of dormancy. I am always exploring new companion planting combinations in hopes of greater and greater bounty for the table. Dream big! The land is waiting to fulfill your garden plans.

“The chickens will make use of any beans or peas accidentally left out and will also stir in the dry plant material (carbon) with their manure to make composting material that we will gather from the coop a couple of times a year.” The carbon footprint...

We return to root vegetables, bone broths and the roots of herbs as our primary fare because it is the right season to do so. Luckily, these foods are abundantly available if we know where to look.

Cascade and Nugget are popular varieties, but for added ornamentation, choose Golden, which has beautiful chartreuse foliage. Tags hops , perennial vine , soil pH The young shoots of hops are edible, but it's their cone-like flowers that are most desired...

Step 3: Boil The Juice Boil the cane juice over several hours until it begins to take on the amber hue of the syrup. Once you have a wagon ready for the cane, you can use a scythe or machete to cut the cane as close to the ground as possible.

I began removing chemicals from my day-to-day life, and many of the treats simply didn't fit in anymore. I propose that both you and I find a few ways to treat ourselves from time to time to a bit of frivolity.

If you have an 8-foot-long piece of sorghum cane sticking out of the top of your juicer, you're most likely exceeding its ability. If you have plenty more than you can use yourself, the fresh or dried seed can be used as feed for your animals.

As the story develops and the well-known ball is at hand, it is the shrub and the bird who act as Cinderella's fairy godmother. Her every wish is granted, if only she whispers it under the branches of the hazel.

While hemp production remains restricted in the U.S., it holds a lot of potential for small-scale farmers. There are at least 85 other, less psychoactive and therefore less controversial, cannabinoids too.

Begin when the majority of the seeds have turned from green to dark brown. However, don't wait until they've all turned brown so the plant will continue to produce pretty blossoms right up until the first frost, when all the plants will fall into a tangled...

The seed capsules in Jefferson's days burst wide open in the field, a very successful plant strategy for seed dispersal. The seeds had originally been brought from Africa by slaves who planted them at their front doors to bring good luck and ward off...