Healthy Self Reliance
Composting is really not a big deal. Anyone can do it, and everyone should do it. Allow me to break it down for you and give you suggestions on how to start your own compost pile and reap the benefits.
The single term used to describe underground, soil line, or crown rots of seedlings due to unknown causes is damping-off. The term actually covers several soil borne diseases of plants and seed borne fungi including… Rhizoctonia root rot (Rhizoctonia solani) Pythium Root Rot (Pythium spp.) Phytophthora root rot (Phytophthora spp.) Black root rot (Thielaviopsis basicola) …
Extend your tomato harvest and enjoy them longer when you take these simple steps in late summer and early fall. Steps to Extending Harvest of Tomatoes Cut back the watering. If tomatoes have reached full or close to full size, reduce watering. This will encourage ripening. Pick small fruit. As tomato fruit ripens, it uses …