Book Review: Growing Your Own Tea Garden
Karen Meyers Author, Jodi Helmer, provides an introduction to raising your own tea in her book, Growing Your Own Tea Garden. She gives practical information on planning, planting cultivating, harvesting, drying, storing,…
Common Diseases of Tomato and Their Control: Southern Bacterial Wilt
Southern bacterial wilt of tomato is a soil-borne disease caused by the bacterium, Ralstonia solanacearum. It also affects many other plants in the nightshade family (Solanaceae), including potato, eggplant, pepper,…
Book Review: DIY Hydroponic Gardens
Tyler Baras’ book, DIY Hydroponic Gardens, provides information on choosing, building, planting and maintaining over a dozen hydroponic growing system so that plants can be grown anywhere. Written for beginners…
Book Review: The Little Flower Recipe Book
Florist, Jill Rizzo, explores the world of miniature arrangements in her book, The Little Flower Recipe Book. With a love of the natural garden look, she presents 149 examples of…
Book Review: Me, Toma and the Concrete Garden
In his book, Me, Toma and the Concrete Garden, Andrew Larsen looks at the growth of a friendship, a garden, and community spirit. When Vincent spends the summer in a…
Common Diseases of Tomato and Their Control: Anthracnose
Anthracnose is a fungal disease that affects tomato and potato as well as plants in several other plant families including cucumber, onion and bean. The pathogen specific to tomato, Colletotrichum…
Book Review: Butter & Flower
Ann Allchin’s book, Butter and Flower, presents 45 recipes for cannabis edibles and a collection of stories from 15 people with divers perspectives on cannabis. Directions are given for making…
Book Review: The Story of Tea
With 30 years of experience sourcing teas, tea merchants Mary Lou Heiss and Robert J. Heiss share their expertise in The Story of Tea. They have traveled extensively in the…
Common Diseases of Tomato and Their Control: Septoria Blight
Septoria blight is fungal disease caused by Septoria lycopersici and primarily affects tomatoes but can also infect other members of the nightshade family such as potato and eggplant. The main…
Book Review: The Posy Book
Terresa Sabankaya’s recent work, The Posy Book, celebrates the Victorian love for the language of flowers with fresh ideas on creating bouquets that convey meaning and express special feelings. The…