Winter Vegetable Blog: Seed Production of Tomato, Annual Brassica, and Lettuce for On-Farm Use

Consider trying on-farm seed saving! Crystal Stewart-Courtens and Natasha Field As part of our Northeast-SARE funded seed production grant, we have been working with growers to identify which open-pollinated crops they may be able to grow for on-farm use to reduce seed cost and increase seed quality and availability. Open-pollinated varieties are those in which Read More…

Winter Vegetable Blog: Mite Control in Garlic, Small-Scale Potato Variety Trial, and More

Eriophyid Mite Control in Garlic Improves Using a Multi-Pronged Approach Crystal Stewart-Courtens, CCE-ENYCHP Vegetable Specialist Introduction to eriophyid mites:  Over the last few years more and more garlic growers have noticed their garlic degrading in storage due to eriophyid mite feeding. Eriophyid mites have been an issue in the US and Europe for decades and are Read More…