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 […]
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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
I hit the garden lottery. OH, CRAP!!
June 1st, 2012 2 Comments
Winning the Lottery It means picking all six numbers – and one more if your heart is set on taking home the powerball. I have been handed the garden pest winning lottery ticket… Phytophthora Root Rot, Sri Lanka weevil, squash bugs, red mites, pickle worms, tomato hornworms… and the ‘powerball’ — nematodes. Phooey! No one […]
Tags: above ground garden · Acorn Squash · jalapeno · Mounts Botanical Garden · nematodes · Phytophthora Root Rot · pickle worms · poblano · Raised Garden · Red Mites · Squash Bugs · Sri Lanka Weevil · tomato hornworms
