Veggie Patch Basics - 7 (Feb-Mar)

This last article in the Vegie Patch Basics series discusses what to do in your food garden in February and March, plus what to do at the end of the season to get ready for the next one. This article completes the one-year Vegie Patch Basics series, an introductory look at growing vegetables, that started in April last year.

Controlling curly leaf

Curly leaf can have a devastating impact on stone fruit trees in spring. This blog post discusses methods for preventing curly leaf, looks at what to do once you have it, and discusses organic ways of dealing with this garden pest.

Preventing and Overcoming Mildew

Yesterday my peas and tomato plants looked vigorous and healthy.  Today mildew arrived seemingly out of nowhere and my plants suddenly look very ill. Where did the mildew come from? Could I have prevented its arrival? And what can I do to get rid of it? This blog post tries to answer all these questions.

A tomato leaf affected by Powdery Mildew