
Insect pests turn into vigorous as the weather warms. Scout the garden for pests daily and take rapid movement so that populations don’t get a foothold. Knock aphids off vegetation with a move of water from the hose. Offer protection to delicate shoots from cutworms with paper collars spherical newly set seedlings. Control slugs and snails thru hanging sandpaper collars spherical seedlings. Place loosely rolled wet newspaper “traps” around the garden to assemble snails, slugs, and earwigs; the ones pests seek a cool, rainy place to hide during the day.
Sometimes there will be problems in the vegetable garden. There is always a cause and there is often a cure or control. Pest problems are often easy to spot: leaves or fruit look chewed or puckered from sucking pests. Diseases can be fungal, bacterial, or viral; often symptoms may look the same–brown or yellow spots
Mounded planting beds A garden planting bed is home to your vegetables, herbs, and flowers. You want a planting bed in which plants will thrive and you want a planting bed that is easy to make and easy to maintain. Making a new garden planting bed should be a one-time investment in sweat equity. Once
Corn seedling Corn is a tender, warm-weather crop. Sweet corn is commonly grown in gardens. Sow corn in the garden 1 week after the last frost when the soil temperature has warmed to at least 65°F (18°C).Start corn indoors 4 weeks before transplanting it to the garden. Seedlings as small as 1 inch (2.5 cm)
Harvest snap beans (also known as green or string beans) before the seeds swell in the pods when they are no more than the diameter of a pencil. Smaller beans can be served as tender, baby snap beans. When to Harvest Snap Beans Start your snap bean harvest about 2 to 3 weeks after the
Turnips can be cooked in several ways. Roast turnips, braise turnips in butter, make turnip and potato purée, glaze turnips, or make a turnip gratin. Small young turnips are delicate and slightly sweet; larger more mature turnips can have the crisp flavor of an apple or offer the biting flavor of cabbage, mustard, or radish.
Valencia oranges Common oranges are sweet oranges that are not navel oranges or blood oranges. Common oranges are juicier than navel oranges, but they also have more seeds and are more difficult to peel. Because the juice of common oranges is sweet and does not have a bitter aftertaste or turn bitter when stored—like some