Starting Over Because of the plague of pestilence that invaded my garden last season, I am starting over with my raised garden. Boxes Moved to Expose Soil First order of business was to remove the soil contaminated with a fungus called Phytophthora Root Rot and disinfect the remaining boxes. Contaminated Soil Even though I can […]
Raised Garden From Scratch
January 26th, 2013 No Comments
Tags: above ground garden · Phytophthora Root Rot · Raised Garden
Farm Your Backyard in South Florida
January 24th, 2013 1 Comment
2011-2012 Garden Plague If you remember last season, my garden suffered from all sorts of pestilence. The most destructive was a fungus called Phytophthora Root Rot. It is a soil-borne, anaerobic fungus that is unrelenting and terminal. There is no treatment available to home gardeners. Phytophthora is naturally occurring in the soil. The weather conditions […]
Tags: jalapeno plant · marigolds · Palm Beach County Cooperative Extensive Service · Phytophthora Root Rot · University of Florida Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences
Uncle Filets Catch of the Day
January 13th, 2013 No Comments
Favorite People My Uncle Ray Seyer and Aunt Rose Mary Seyer (my mother’s sister) are two of my favorite people in the whole world. Ray and Rose Mary Seyer Anytime I am in Cape Girardeau, MO, my home town, a stop to visit with them is at the top of my ‘to do’ list. January […]
Tags: bass · Cape Girardeau MO · cleaning fish · crappie · fileting fish · fishing · Mike Seyer · Ray Seyer · Rose Mary Seyer
