Late Blight is a water mold that infects plants and can devastate a farmer's tomato or potato crops. Knowing how to identify late blight in your garden or field is a crucial skill. It's important to always be aware of the spread of late blight. You can monitor current … [Read more...] about Treating Late Blight
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Recognizing Late Blight
Late blight is a plant disease that mainly attacks potatoes and tomatoes, although it can sometimes be found on other crops, weeds and ornamentals in the same (Solanaceae) botanical family (New York State Integrated Pest Management Program). This disease is a water mold, and so … [Read more...] about Recognizing Late Blight
Full and By Farm: Making Cider, Butter, and Sausage
The temperatures are starting to drop a little bit, but the rain is still going strong. I haven't experienced terribly many Essex falls yet, but to my mind a year with tomatoes in the first week of October was an exceptional thing, an extra little gift of summer for my birthday. … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Making Cider, Butter, and Sausage