…bit at first to loosen the tubers, and use a tool to help you gently lift the plant from the ground. Lay it out to completely dry with the leaf…
Plan Ahead to Maximize Almond Bloom
…disease prevention and targeted nutritional inputs. For disease management, prevention is key. Blossoms have no natural protection against fungal pathogens, and infection of brown rot blossom blight is common. An…
Fighting Almond Disease? Particle Size Does Matter.
…effective disease control with copper is coverage. The more uniformly and completely leaf surfaces are covered, the better the performance. Nufarm’s Copper Champs contain more precise-sized particles, and more of…
A Go-To Foundational Fungicide For Tomato Growers
…spot, black mold, early blight and charcoal rot. Rhyme fungicide leverages the most systemic triazole on the market to provide protection from root to fruit. This systemic triazole is flutriafol,…
Tips for Growing Tomatoes in Containers
…nothing you can do to prevent tomato fail, whether it’s because of bad weather, a late blight, or critter problems. However, there are some guidelines that you can follow to improve your…
Best Indoor Trees to Connect to the Outdoors
…even when everything outside is dormant. Fiddle Leaf Fig Two big factors to consider when growing trees indoors are light and water. Just like any other houseplant, trees have specific…
Making a Quick Compost Using Autumn Leaves
…Compost Using Autumn Leaves Leaf compost is a great way to use fallen leaves. A good leaf for composting has high nitrogen and calcium levels but low lignin levels, as…
Survey Reveals Crucial Data on Fusarium Head Blight
Fusarium head blight. Photo by Stephen A. Harrison, Louisiana State University (USDA/ARS) — A national U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) survey, published recently in Plant Disease, provides the first large-scale, systematic…
Best Organic Weed Control Methods
…control options include: organic mulch, such as wood chips, leaf mold, coco coir. When mulching to suppress weeds, its important to remove weeds before adding the material. You could also…
World’s First True Red Spinach Variety Released
…Agricultural Research Service. Spinach has always been known as a green leafy vegetable. There are leafy vegetables often called red spinach. But these are actually red-leaf amaranths (Amaranthus spp.) or…
Tips for Growing Baby Vegetables Successfully
…plantings means more leaf mass to cover the soil and keep it moist. Time your harvest. Think ahead to how you’ll be using those veggies and try to target your…
Great Reasons to Grow Baby Vegetables
…couple of weeks. Also, with baby greens, the young roots still have so much desire to grow, that as long as you leave a little leaf growth above ground, they’ll…
Citrus Grower Offer Extended
…3 (c)(5) supplemental label. Mycoshield is also a valuable tool to control fire blight in apples and pears and bacterial spot in peaches and nectarines. When used in conjunction with…
Prune Harvest Around The Corner, Considerations from UCCE
…harvest, stress should be mild to moderate (-12 to -16 bars). Post-Harvest When making fall nutrient management decisions consider your July leaf sample results and crop load. If nitrogen levels…