Chewed and Stunted Okra I have the first pest problem of this gardening season. I have scads of voracious aphids on my okra. Okra Leaf Covered with Aphids Because they suck the juices from the newest, most tender growth, the okra pods never get more than 1/2 and inch long before they shrivel. (Click on […]
Entries Tagged as 'Garden Pests and Problems'
Okra Under Siege
April 19th, 2013 4 Comments
Tags: above ground garden · aphids · garden pests · Ladybugs · Okra
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
Evolving Blog – Gardening and a Whole Lot More
November 26th, 2012 No Comments
The Beginning Back in January of 2009, my son, Matt, decided to make an above ground, or raised, garden. First Raised Garden He built it, filled it with dirt, planted all sorts of veggies and aimed a 24-hour webcam at the box. Then, he began to write about it on this blog called ‘watch my […]
Tags: Construction of Raised Garden · dogs · flowers · garden pests · Green Market · Raised Garden · redbud tree · Tomato Hornworm · trees
