Take-All Root Rot

Take-All Root Rot

Take-all root rot is a fungal disease that causes bright yellow, weak, brown, and dead patches in turfgrass. This disease is mostly associated with St. Augustine grass. Take-all root rot is caused by a fungus that lives in the soil. The fungus is commonly found in...
Pea Planting Time is Here

Pea Planting Time is Here

It’s finally warm enough to plant peas. When you say “pea” to most gardeners in the world, they think of green “English” peas that thrive in cool moist environments. But to most Southerners, a hot weather legume from Africa, more related to beans, is the norm. Despite...
Seed it and Reap

Seed it and Reap

One of my greatest pleasures in life is planting seeds, seeing them germinate, and watching them grow. I also very much enjoy collecting seed and cleaning seed. Without seeds, we wouldn’t have plants. And without plants, we wouldn’t have an inhabitable planet. The two...
Last Chance to Plant Cucumbers This Spring

Last Chance to Plant Cucumbers This Spring

We have had a somewhat cool spring up to this point which has extended our vegetable planting season just a bit. My family loves pickles, so I always try to produce a crop of cukes both for slicing and pickling. Cucumbers can be planted from seed or transplants which...