Tomato troubles – Late Blight Decimates Garden

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Boston, MA USA “… Here’s an innocent victim who sent me her sad experience with the potato late blight:

“I am from upstate NY. I am an organic gardener with 63 heirloom tomato plants of 23 different varieties, all gone. I am in tears. I have 100% loss. I inspected every day and the blight took my plants in matter of hours.” …”

The Hack: any sign of blight on a tomato plant, bag it, seal it, DON’T compost it, and plant something else there next year – not potatoes either! Legumes (beans), cruciferous (cabbage, broccoli, etc), umbellifers (carrots, etc.).

Tomato troubles – Gardening – Gardening tips, questions, and more – Boston.com.

The Future of Food – Trailer

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A timely film worth watching.  Available to buy or via netflix.

The Future of Food – Trailer.

How do I keep the road dust out of the garden?

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There are places you don’t want to grow food crops, like near the road for example.  You also don’t want to spend much time tending them.  Here’s an article that helps you to that end.

The hack:keep the road dust out of the garden with low maintenance shrubs.

The Only Shrubs You Need to Grow – Fine Gardening Article.

Grow your own borscht: Planning a fall vegetable garden

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We’re not in Virginia, but the same ideas apply.  The Hack:  Make use of your garden into the fall and beyond by planning and planting cooler weather crops now.

Grow your own borscht: Planning a fall vegetable garden.

Less sweat for the yield? Try perennial fruits and veggies: Times Argus Online

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I’ve been “cultivating” some of the thornless raspberries I found on my property for the last several years – just ran a lawn mower through the middle of  ’em since they didn’t yield at all.  Did find some better perfoming ones at the nearby daycare center with thorns, though so if they’re willing to let me dig, I may have an alternative next year.  The blackberries I started via transplants are doing well, though, so I won’t mow them down, and will try to keep them “tamed” with stakes and lines (a 3.5 foot “T” on either side of the row with a line on either side of the top of the “T” – chop off anything that gets out of line), but – onto

the hack: don’t replant, just weed and feed these beds year after year for delicious fruits

Less sweat for the yield? Try perennial fruits and veggies: Times Argus Online.

Free Info in Sustainability Permaculture Visions

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Free is good!

Free Info in Sustainability Permaculture Visions.

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Get rid of those weeds once and for all – Oregonlive.com

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The Hacks: mulch, drip irrigation, cultivation, crop rotation, close spacing and cover crops.  Good article.

Get rid of those weeds once and for all – Oregonlive.com.

Meet the healthy food entrepreneur: Peter Schatzberg from Freefoods NYC

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An article of note

Meet the healthy food entrepreneur: Peter Schatzberg from Freefoods NYC.

A win-win: U-pick pumpkin farms recycle urban leaves

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The Hack: Don’t have enough leaves to make your own mulch?  Get them in bulk from your local municipal waste management.

“…The scientists noted the benefits of the research to both farmers and taxpayers, stating; “Small farm operators near urban areas can apply autumn leaves collected from municipal shade trees to help maintain attractive fields, maintain suitable soil conditions for consumers, improve the cleanliness of u-pick pumpkins, and improve overall soil health with the addition of organic matter to the soil.” And municipalities seeking environmentally safe and cost-effective methods of leaf disposal can work with u-pick pumpkin operators to create solutions that work for producers, local governments, and consumers. …”

A win-win: U-pick pumpkin farms recycle urban leaves.

Canning a comeback Preserving fruits, vegetables in favor, again | montgomeryadvertiser.com | Montgomery Advertiser

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Canning is making a comeback

A quickie here – hoping to do this ourselves this fall.

Canning a comeback
Preserving fruits, vegetables in favor, again | montgomeryadvertiser.com | Montgomery Advertiser.

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