July 11, 2022

    The South Florida Backyard Garden Plan Legend

    We discovered an error in the first printing of The South Florida Gardening Survival Guide. The small yard food production…
    July 11, 2022

    In Other News…

    Let’s cover a few interesting items from this week. Pickling/Fermenting David comments on my article about vinegar pickling vs. traditional…
    July 11, 2022

    Amy’s Beautiful Produce Weighing Stand

    Happy Independence Day to my American readers. I hope you all get to spend some quality time with family while…
    July 11, 2022

    Two Methods for Dwarfing a Papaya

    My friend Robin shared a couple of links on dwarfing a papaya: “The experiment was shared by Singapore based gardener,…
    July 11, 2022

    How Do I Grow Swiss Chard?

    Swiss chard is a leafy green vegetable that’s renowned for its nutritional value, and it’s popular with gardeners because it…
    July 11, 2022

    How Do I Grow Broccoli?

    Broccoli is one of my favorite plants to grow and eat, and it’s one of the most nutritious crops there…

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      How Do I Grow Swiss Chard?

      Swiss chard is a leafy green vegetable that’s renowned for its nutritional value, and it’s popular with gardeners because it is so easy to grow. It is a cut-and-come-again crop that produces for quite some time and is cold hardy too. If you want to grow Swiss chard in your garden, here’s everything you need to know. You can also download my How Do I Grow Swiss Chard one-sheet and keep the free resource handy…

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      Squash Vine Borer Prevention & Control

      Squash vine borer (Melitta curcurbitae) is a garden pest that destroys squash plants and is almost impossible to stop once it has gotten inside a squash vine, but there are smart, organic gardening practices you can adopt to prevent this pest from ever becoming a problem. The name squash vine borer applies to both the larvae that feed on squash plants and the species’ adult stage, a black and orange clearwing moth. The moth lays…

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      Squash Bug Prevention & Control

      The squash bug (Anasa tristis) is a pest to plants in the cucurbit family (squash, pumpkins, cucumbers, watermelon, etc.) and one of the most difficult garden pests to control organically — but it can be done! Squash bugs (not to be confused with the Squash vine borer) not only damage plant foliage as they feed, they can transmit the cucurbit yellow vine disease (Serratia marcescens) to plants. The bacterium overwinters with the squash bugs that…

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