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For the first time ever, our broccoli has a bacterial infection: What caused it & what can be done?

Published  August 11, 2014 9:49am CDT
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Japanses beetles: What to do and what not to do if you have them

Japanses beetles: What to do and what not to do if you have them



What is missing this season is the ever present Japanese beetles. Usually here in huge numbers eating up to 300 different species, this perennial pest seems to have dwindled to a few here and there in most people’s yards. Why, what to do and what not to do about them if you have them.

For the first time ever, our broccoli has a bacterial infection called black rot

For the first time ever, our broccoli has a bacterial infection called black rot



For the first time ever, our broccoli has a bacterial infection called black rot. As long as the plants keep producing side shoots we can harvest them. Sooner or later, however, the plants will probably die. What causes it and what can be done about it?

The potatoes in the straw bales are growing what look like tomatoes!

The potatoes in the straw bales are growing what look like tomatoes!



The potatoes in the straw bales are growing  what look like tomatoes! Really? Do we have some rare hybrid? Are they edible? We will check to see if the spuds themselves are actually growing in the straw, too.