Common Diseases of Tomato and Their Control: Early Blight
Karen Meyers Early blight of tomato is a fungus disease usually caused by Alternaria solani or the more virulent A. tomatophila, and can also effect potatoes, peppers and other members of the…
Book Review: The Essential CBD Cookbook
The Essential CBD Cookbook by food stylist, Caroline Hwant, provides over 65 recipes that introduce CBD into the diet in order to treat many common health issue such as anxiety,…
Book Review: Flower Chef
Florist, Carly Cylinder, shares the secrets of success in her book, The Flower Chef, a comprehensive guide to flower arranging. She aims to make floral design easy and accessible to…
Book Review: Rory the Garden Bird
Frances’ Rodgers’ book, Rory the Garden Bird, introduces young readers to the idea of backyard animals and what we can do to make their lives better. Rory, an appealing brown…
Book Review: Growing Your Own Tea Garden
Author, Jodi Helmer, provides an introduction to raising your own tea in her book, Growing Your Own Tea Garden. She gives practical information on planning, planting cultivating, harvesting, drying, storing,…
Common Diseases of Tomato and Their Control: Southern Bacterial Wilt
Southern bacterial wilt of tomato is a soil-borne disease caused by the bacterium, Ralstonia solanacearum. It also affects many other plants in the nightshade family (Solanaceae), including potato, eggplant, pepper,…
Book Review: DIY Hydroponic Gardens
Tyler Baras’ book, DIY Hydroponic Gardens, provides information on choosing, building, planting and maintaining over a dozen hydroponic growing system so that plants can be grown anywhere. Written for beginners…
Book Review: The Little Flower Recipe Book
Florist, Jill Rizzo, explores the world of miniature arrangements in her book, The Little Flower Recipe Book. With a love of the natural garden look, she presents 149 examples of…
Book Review: Me, Toma and the Concrete Garden
In his book, Me, Toma and the Concrete Garden, Andrew Larsen looks at the growth of a friendship, a garden, and community spirit. When Vincent spends the summer in a…
Common Diseases of Tomato and Their Control: Anthracnose
Anthracnose is a fungal disease that affects tomato and potato as well as plants in several other plant families including cucumber, onion and bean. The pathogen specific to tomato, Colletotrichum…