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Fusarium root rot is caused by a variety of fungal species – and it is a nasty business that can affect beans, peas, and a variety of other vegetables. The peas in this photo were pulled from our gardens here at Tipp Community Gardens – the plants on the left are healthy, those on the Read More 
In this video, I’ll explain how to apply our Gardener’s Gold Compost – it’s an all-natural, organic compost made from the same stuff you put in your compost pile. Whether you make your own compost or purchase it, compost really helps an organic garden flourish.
Something new coming down our pest-control pipeline – fly traps! Everyone knows that flies threaten fruit harvests (and can generally be a real nuisance). Keep an eye out for these attractive fly traps, available this fall. 
Just a quick update on my own garden at home – I shared a few photos of my garden earlier in the season, and I’m really pleased with how things are coming along. I hope to show more progression and (hopefully) capture my harvest as well as the summer goes on. Below are my Stonehead Read More 
My potato plants are coming along nicely – check out these beauties growing in Garden’s Alive’s grow tubs. I plant Kennebec potatoes each summer; they are a top-yielding variety and produce good-sized tubers. Grow Tubs Kennebec Potato Flowers Kennebec Potato Flowers
This is one of my favorite gardening tricks – and a great solution for that “where did I plant what” puzzlement you might experience when looking at your garden. Carrots (and spinach, and beets) take a long time to germinate, and I often lost sight of where I planted rows, especially when I’m working with Read More 
Craig here – I thought I’d share some progress shots of my garden as a whole. My early-planted kales, cabbages, and other cole crops are doing well. Salads have jumped up due to the rain and heat! I’ll be harvesting this mix soon – how are your lettuce and cole crops doing? Mixed Kales 
Moskvich Tomato Direct seeding experiment with tomatoes, direct seeded on April 27th. Every year I like to try something different in my garden. This year’s experiment was to take crops that I would normally start indoors and direct seed them. Because of cool weather it took the seed a while to come up, Read More 
Lots of us have find gardening to be good for the soul – there’s something relaxing about digging in the dirt, and watching a seed grow to its full-size can be truly inspiring. But, do you think of gardening as good for the body, as well? National Gardening Exercise Day is intended to recognize the Read More 
This is the time of year that ants are hungry and looking to get the colony moving with the incoming warm weather. Typically, you find ants all over the house – I have fielded a lot of questions on what to use. I took this picture late last night and you can see 2 of Read More |
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