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How to Find Out if Your USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Changed

Guess what? You may be in a different planting zone now and not know it.

With little fanfare and scarcely a blip in the news, the USDA recently updated their hardiness zone map. You can visit their website to check if the changes affect you.

Credit: USDA official website

The last time the USDA […]

February 28th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Education, Microclimates |
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How to Prevent Fusarium Wilt on Tomatoes

Last season nearly every local gardener I know had tomatoes die from Fusarium wilt. We lost a large percentage of our crop to it (although with 80 tomato plants, we still had plenty to harvest).

Photo Caption: Peppers, eggplants, and potatoes are also susceptible to Fusarium wilt. In our garden, tomatoes are always the […]

February 13th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Compost & Amendments, Eggplants, Peppers - Hot, Peppers - Sweet, Pests & Diseases, Solanaceous/Nightshade Family, Tomatoes |
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