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…

Start Scouting Those Cucumbers NOW!

by Chuck Bornt, 6/27/22 Those of you that are frequent readers of vegetable newsletters know that over the last bunch of years, we have been battling a new strain or “clades” of Cucurbit Downy Mildew.  In the past, we would see it occasionally, but these new clade types have become annual occurrences especially in cucumbers Read More…