Starting Kale: Out a Full Month Before the Last Frost
Kale transplants go into the ground 4-5 weeks before the last frost free date for your area, according to Utah State University Extension.
Starting Lettuce: Five to Six Weeks, and Why Seed Goes In Before Transplants
Five to six weeks. That’s how long Utah State University Extension says it takes to grow a lettuce transplant with 4-6 mature leaves and a well-developed…
Starting Eggplant: Eight to Ten Weeks, and Two Different Temperatures
Eggplant seedlings need eight to ten weeks indoors before they’re ready to leave the tray, according to Utah State University Extension.
Gray Leaf Spot: Why Ryegrass Thins in August
Ryegrass that thins into ragged tan-gray patches in August, especially in humid weather with warm nights, is very likely showing Gray Leaf Spot.
Boron and Molybdenum in Cauliflower: Two Deficiencies, Opposite Symptoms
Boron deficiency in cauliflower shows up as brown spotting on the head and a hollow, discolored stem just below it, while molybdenum deficiency stunts…
Aphids, Slugs and Flea Beetles on Swiss Chard
Swiss chard picks up three recurring pests: aphids that curl and crinkle the leaves, slugs that chew ragged holes overnight, and flea beetles that riddle…
Planting Lettuce Close: Spacing Is the Weeding
Eight to twelve inches between plants, twelve to eighteen inches between rows, full sun.
Aphids, Cabbage Worms and Flea Beetles on Kale — and the Cover That Does Two Jobs
A single sheet of lightweight fabric, laid over kale seedlings, does double duty: it holds off frost damage and it keeps flea beetles from shredding…
Renovating a Strawberry Bed: The Work That Buys You Another Season
Renovating a strawberry bed means cutting back, feeding, and thinning the row the moment harvest ends, not in fall and not the following spring.
Loose or Split Sprouts: Two Faults Set at the Same Moment
Loose or split Brussels sprouts almost always trace back to one moment: nitrogen or water applied after the sprouts have already started forming along…