Insect Pests of Sweet Corn
Cutworms Cutworms damage a few plants in most gardens every year, but some gardens are so heavily infested as to warrant control by the grower. Bottomland (low-lying land, creek bottoms, etc.) is...
Category: Fruits & Vegetables
Sweet Corn Diseases
Sweet corn is seldom seriously damaged by diseases in the home garden. Reduce many of the potential disease problems by following proper cultural practices, including: Use commercially grown...
Fire Blight of Fruit Trees
Fire blight is one of the most devastating and difficult-to-control diseases of many fruit trees, including apple and pear, as well as of other rosaceous ornamental plants. This is a bacterial...
Bean & Southern Pea Diseases
Beans and Southern peas, including cowpeas, black-eyed peas and crowder peas, are commonly affected by many diseases in the home garden. Many of these problems can be successfully avoided by...
Arugula, Kale, Mesclun, Mustard, and Swiss Chard
The term ‘greens’ refers to a variety of species, such as arugula, kale, mesclun, mustard, and Swiss chard, grown for their tender, edible leaves. Some common species are outlined below; however,...
Planning a Garden
Plan your garden with this step-by-step guide for beginners and experts alike.
Apple & Crabapple Insects
Homeowners and small producers can produce useable apples in South Carolina with minimal insect damage if they know the potential pest problems. Some insecticide applications may be necessary even...
SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report January 11, 2021
Coastal Region Rob Last reports, “Vegetable crops are growing out of the impacts of frost well. There is active Alternaria in places on brassica crops. Insect activity in vegetable crops in...
Growing Strawberries
Soil & Site: Strawberries are shallow-rooted and grow best in sandy loam soils that drain well, at a pH between 6.0 and 6.5. Clay soils drain poorly and are difficult to manage. In the year...
Somewhere Down in the Pawpaw Patch
When I was growing up in S.C., we kids played outdoors, most days. The weather didn’t matter; I was all about being outside – running, biking, swimming, climbing trees, and exploring. I’ve...
SANDÍAS
Plantando Las sandías (Citrullus lanatus) son cultivos de estación cálida que crecen mejor a temperaturas promedio del aire entre 70 y 85 ° F. Las semillas de melón no germinan bien en suelos fríos....
RIEGO DEL JARDÍN VEGETAL
El jardinero casero tiene varias formas de regar el jardín: una regadera; una manguera de jardín con una boquilla de ventilador o un accesorio para rociar; un aspersor de césped portátil; una...