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From our local farmstand in CT:
Memorial Day weekend I'll be hosting a Seedling Sale here at the farm, Saturday & Sunday 10 to 6, and Monday from 2 to 6. This for me is a legacy of the tomato blight last year, which was caused by blight-infected seedlings raised down South and bought by the Big Box stores for customers with home gardens. As many of you may remember, this epidemic caused millions of dollars of damage to farmers throughout the Northeast.
So this year I planted over 500 extra tomato plants, and smaller surpluses of eggplants, peppers, cucumbers and the like, for those who would like to help keep seedling production local and therefore less risky for us all. I'll have at least 10 varieties of tomatoes and several varieties of the other crops for sale, and will also gladly answer questions about growing organically in your home gardens.
Hoping your life is filled with smashing rites of spring in the meantime,
--Megan
wow I didnt know the cause last year, LOCAL!!
watch for return of late blight!!! its not going away this year. but thats good strategy.
What do last year's potatoes have to do with this year's tomatoes? On next week's "You Bet Your Garden," host Mike McGrath will discuss how last year's spuds could pave the way to another year of late blight.
I started 20 varieties of tomato from seed this winter. Thanks for reminding me that I l forgot to burn the potato plants from last year. Also started 3 of my favorite hot pepper varieties; Chimayo, Numex Espanola, and Mirasol. Hoping for a long,hot, dry summer. Still trying to figure out a better method other than bamboo for staking the plants.
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- bill 5-19-2010 10:45 pm
From our local farmstand in CT:
Memorial Day weekend I'll be hosting a Seedling Sale here at the farm, Saturday & Sunday 10 to 6, and Monday from 2 to 6. This for me is a legacy of the tomato blight last year, which was caused by blight-infected seedlings raised down South and bought by the Big Box stores for customers with home gardens. As many of you may remember, this epidemic caused millions of dollars of damage to farmers throughout the Northeast.
So this year I planted over 500 extra tomato plants, and smaller surpluses of eggplants, peppers, cucumbers and the like, for those who would like to help keep seedling production local and therefore less risky for us all. I'll have at least 10 varieties of tomatoes and several varieties of the other crops for sale, and will also gladly answer questions about growing organically in your home gardens.
Hoping your life is filled with smashing rites of spring in the meantime, --Megan
- b. 5-19-2010 11:19 pm [add a comment]
wow I didnt know the cause last year, LOCAL!!
- Skinny 5-20-2010 11:10 am [add a comment]
watch for return of late blight!!! its not going away this year. but thats good strategy.
What do last year's potatoes have to do with this year's tomatoes? On next week's "You Bet Your Garden," host Mike McGrath will discuss how last year's spuds could pave the way to another year of late blight.
- bill 5-20-2010 1:20 pm [add a comment]
I started 20 varieties of tomato from seed this winter. Thanks for reminding me that I l forgot to burn the potato plants from last year. Also started 3 of my favorite hot pepper varieties; Chimayo, Numex Espanola, and Mirasol. Hoping for a long,hot, dry summer. Still trying to figure out a better method other than bamboo for staking the plants.
- ree 5-21-2010 1:39 am [add a comment]