Sweetpotato
Planting The sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) is a warm-season crop that is not planted until well after the last chance of frost in the spring. The soil temperature should be above 65 °F before...
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Apr 13, 2022 | Fruits & Vegetables, Vegetables
Planting The sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) is a warm-season crop that is not planted until well after the last chance of frost in the spring. The soil temperature should be above 65 °F before...
Mar 16, 2022 | Fruits & Vegetables, Vegetables
Turnips (Brassica rapa) and rutabagas (Brassica napus) have edible leaves and roots, though turnip greens are more commonly eaten than rutabaga greens. Turnips have crisp, white flesh and a spicy,...
Mar 2, 2022 | Fruits & Vegetables, Vegetables
Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) are a popular staple in Southern vegetable gardens. Tomatoes are warm-season plants that grow best at 70 to 80 °F during the day and 60 to 70 °F during the night...
Jan 27, 2022 | Fruits & Vegetables, Problems, Vegetables
Introduction Each year numerous insect pests damage crops in home gardens and commercial fruit and vegetable fields. Caterpillars, the immature larval stage of butterflies and moths, are the most...
Nov 4, 2021 | Fruits & Vegetables, Vegetables
Fire ants are a common nuisance in home vegetable gardens. In addition to being a stinging pest, they can cause damage to vegetable crops, such as okra and Irish potatoes. In dry conditions, they...
Oct 26, 2021 | Fruits & Vegetables, Vegetables
Potatoes are a very easy and fun crop to grow in the home garden. White-skinned and red-skinned potatoes can be grown as an early crop for new potatoes and as a late crop for storage. Choose an...
Oct 13, 2021 | Fruits & Vegetables, Vegetables
Many home vegetable gardeners have limited garden space, resulting in the same plants being grown in the same places year after year. This common practice leads to the buildup of soil-borne...
Aug 20, 2021 | Landscape, Vegetables
Aquaponics is becoming a popular hobby to produce fresh, natural food in the home. Aquaponic systems can occupy small spaces indoors or out and utilize less water than backyard gardening. It is...
Jul 30, 2021 | Fruits & Vegetables, Landscape, Problems, Vegetables
If you are looking for a safe, effective, and low toxicity alternative to more toxic pesticides to control many undesirable insects in your garden, insecticidal soaps may fit the bill. Insecticidal...
Jul 30, 2021 | Landscape, Problems, Vegetables
Snails and slugs are small, soft-bodied animals that can be troublesome pests in the garden. They are very similar to each other, except snails have hard shells and slugs do not. They can cause...
Jul 15, 2021 | Entomology, Fruits & Vegetables, Problems, Vegetables
Wireworms Several kinds of wireworms feed on sweet potatoes as well as on Irish potatoes. The southern potato wireworm (Conoderus falli) is injurious in the Southeastern United States. Adults (click...
Jul 15, 2021 | Fruits & Vegetables, Problems, Vegetables
Curling or rolling of tomato leaves may be caused by various factors, including environmental stresses, viral infection, and herbicide damage. To determine which factor is the culprit, it pays to...
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