10 Easy Steps to Prevent Common Garden Diseases
... 1. Practice good sanitation. Start with a clean planting site, free of last year’s crop debris. Debris from the previous season’s crops may harbor diseases and insects 2. Purchase high quality plants and seeds. Select plants with healthy-looking leaves and strong stems. Avoid collecting seeds from y ...
... 1. Practice good sanitation. Start with a clean planting site, free of last year’s crop debris. Debris from the previous season’s crops may harbor diseases and insects 2. Purchase high quality plants and seeds. Select plants with healthy-looking leaves and strong stems. Avoid collecting seeds from y ...
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... VEGETABLE - PEPPERS •The greens of the pepper makes this plant a delicious addition to the garden. •Peppers like warmth, so wait to plant until the soil and air temperature has warmed up reliably. ...
... VEGETABLE - PEPPERS •The greens of the pepper makes this plant a delicious addition to the garden. •Peppers like warmth, so wait to plant until the soil and air temperature has warmed up reliably. ...
Potato Production and Precision Agriculture
... require proper storing to preserve the same quality as harvested. A proper storage facility has a lateral wall that can support that weight of a pile A good insulation and moisture barrier Air circulation system Equipment to supply moisture if needed Sensors and controllers to allow mainta ...
... require proper storing to preserve the same quality as harvested. A proper storage facility has a lateral wall that can support that weight of a pile A good insulation and moisture barrier Air circulation system Equipment to supply moisture if needed Sensors and controllers to allow mainta ...
Potato tuberworm
... Solutions Cultural control The damage to crops such as tomatoes, eggplant, or peppers can be avoided by not planting these crops near infested potato crops or following a potato crop in a garden. Avoid tuberworm damage in potatoes, by keeping plants deeply hilled with soil when planting. Prevention ...
... Solutions Cultural control The damage to crops such as tomatoes, eggplant, or peppers can be avoided by not planting these crops near infested potato crops or following a potato crop in a garden. Avoid tuberworm damage in potatoes, by keeping plants deeply hilled with soil when planting. Prevention ...
cultivation
... Manure etc. may be used as per requirement of the species. To prevent diseases, bio-pesticides could be prepared (either single or mixture) from Neem (kernel, seeds & leaves), Chitrakmool, Dhatura, Cow's urine etc. IRRIGATION The crop requires irrigation at an interval of 30-45 days in dry summer se ...
... Manure etc. may be used as per requirement of the species. To prevent diseases, bio-pesticides could be prepared (either single or mixture) from Neem (kernel, seeds & leaves), Chitrakmool, Dhatura, Cow's urine etc. IRRIGATION The crop requires irrigation at an interval of 30-45 days in dry summer se ...
The school food garden is growing well. The electives have
... The school food garden is growing well. The electives have commenced and we have nine eager kids helping out. We have been topping up several of the garden beds with new soil and preparing for our crop rotation. This way the diseases have less chance of invading the crops. Last week we harvested som ...
... The school food garden is growing well. The electives have commenced and we have nine eager kids helping out. We have been topping up several of the garden beds with new soil and preparing for our crop rotation. This way the diseases have less chance of invading the crops. Last week we harvested som ...
The biotechnology industry has aggressively touted GM as a
... The ethics of GM Foods GM foods have been the subject of much controversy. Advocates feel that GM foods will help provide food to the world’s continually expanding population. Since the number of people on earth keeps increasing (over 6 billion, and expected to double within 50 years), and the amoun ...
... The ethics of GM Foods GM foods have been the subject of much controversy. Advocates feel that GM foods will help provide food to the world’s continually expanding population. Since the number of people on earth keeps increasing (over 6 billion, and expected to double within 50 years), and the amoun ...
Monoculture and Hedgerows
... Monoculture has a major impact on the environment: Reduces genetic diversity and renders all crops in a region susceptible to disease. Fertilisers required to maintain soil fertility. Pesticides are required to keep crops healthy. Monoculture reduces species diversity. ...
... Monoculture has a major impact on the environment: Reduces genetic diversity and renders all crops in a region susceptible to disease. Fertilisers required to maintain soil fertility. Pesticides are required to keep crops healthy. Monoculture reduces species diversity. ...
3 Sisters Activities
... have known about them for thousands of years. The three sisters are _______, ________, and ______. Many Native Americans planted this trio. First, corn seeds were planted in a hill of soil. When the corn shoots were a few inches high, bean and squash seeds were planted around them. The beans sproute ...
... have known about them for thousands of years. The three sisters are _______, ________, and ______. Many Native Americans planted this trio. First, corn seeds were planted in a hill of soil. When the corn shoots were a few inches high, bean and squash seeds were planted around them. The beans sproute ...
