Pest-Control Quick-Guide

Do you have a pest in your food garden, but you are not sure what it is, or you don't know what to do about it? Here is to-the-point info and photos that give you the answers!

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.

Safe Pest Control - Step 1 and 2

What to do about food garden pests if you don’t want to use chemical pesticides? This series of blog posts discusses pest control strategies that result in healthy produce without leaving harmful chemical residues.

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