by Frances Whitesley | Jul 8, 2022 | Announcement
Tools you can use Larry Heather Foglia of Fox Hollow Farm demonstrate use of row cloth to protect plants from insects at June 4 presentation at Gateway Garden. It was a beautiful Saturday morning when Larry and Heather Foglia, co-founders of Gateway Community Garden,...
by admin | Oct 6, 2016 | Announcement
Bumblebees in North America are facing pressures of disease, habitat loss, climate change and the overuse of pesticides. Here’s how gardeners can help: https://shar.es/1xFQ3r
by admin | Jul 18, 2016 | Growing Tips
How To Have a Weed-Free Garden With No Work! Thank you to: http://migardener.com/how-to-have-a-weed-free-garden-with-no-work/ Have you ever thought of a weed free garden and thought to yourself, “impossible!“. Well think those thoughts no more. Hundreds of thousands...
by Frances Whitesley | Oct 2, 2015 | Growing Tips
IT WAS HARD for me to believe how easy it is to grow garlic! And ever since I saw and tasted how much better it is than store-bought–oily and aromatic, I keep planting more every year. It requires so little tending, that anyone can do it. All you need is a sunny...
by Frances Whitesley | Oct 1, 2015 | Growing Tips
The chill in the air says it’s almost time to put our gardens to bed. One of the best ways to do that is to use straw. I recommend straw because it’s inexpensive, easy to use and move around, and reusable at least for one year. A half bale will cover the typical...
by admin | Aug 10, 2015 | Pest Control
Are you facing any tomato troubles about now? Well, there is help to be had, from Dr. Meg McGrath, a longtime vegetable pathologist for Cornell University. Plus a handy app! http://awaytogarden.com
by admin | Aug 4, 2015 | Pest Control
Bean Beetle Control Missing from the discussion is: Do not heavily seed and allow all plants to grow. This makes controlling the infestation and the harvest more difficult! http://extension.umd.edu/growit/insects/mexican-bean-beetle
by admin | May 29, 2015 | Pest Control
Colorado Potato beatles have been spotted in the garden eating tomatillo plants! I am attaching a link from the U of minnesota extension P http://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/insects/find/colorado-potato-beetles/ Physical Handpicking, especially in small gardens, can...
by admin | Jun 8, 2014 | Growing Tips
Below is a list of the various types of netting and clips demonstrated in the Vertical Growing Workshop. Be creative and don’t be afraid to try something new to get those crops up off the ground. Home depot has a variety of up posts that will suit your...
by admin | May 24, 2014 | Pest Control
Many of you have expressed concern over your spinach plants that appear to be drying out. I’ve done a little research and it looks like what we have here is a Spinach leaf miner. Removing infected leaves prevents the larvae from pupating, burrowing in to the...
