This is a list of my favorite tomato varieties.They are listed in order of my preference. Some are heirloom varieties (old fashioned). You might experience more disease problems so crop rotation is very important.
The Importance of Crop Rotation
"Houston, we have a problem." I KNOW we're supposed to rotate our vegetable crops in the garden. It's one of the golden rules of vegetable gardening to help control insect and disease problems. People with small backyard vegetable gardens often have a difficult time rotating crops because their garden space may be too small. This [...]
This Plant is a Gas!
Dictamnus albus, a.k.a. the gas plant, is a beautiful perennial that is hard to find and therefore underused in the garden. It's such a shame because this is truly a magnificent and long-lived plant. We grew Dictamnus for many years at Viette's. They came bare root every year in our big winter shipment from Holland. [...]
Happy Arbor Day!
Today is National Arbor Day! It's always the last Friday in April although some states recognize a different State Arbor Day that corresponds better with planting times in their state. Since Arbor Day was founded in 1872, it has been customary to plant a tree in observance of the holiday and on that first Arbor [...]
Voles Running Amok!
Wee, sleekit, cow?rin, tim?rous beastie O, what a panic?s in thy breastie!" The beginning of the poem, "To a Mouse" by Robert Burns, came to mind when "Bo", our field manager, came to me this morning exclaiming, "I've never in my life seen so many voles before!" "Bo", a.k.a. Tim, was bush hogging a field [...]
