Farming Chart

The nursery aisle stops you cold: All those pots, all about the same shape, but labeled differently, five gallons here, twelve inches there, and over … Read more

You feel that panic when the tomato plant wobbles around three PM. It’s wilting; the leaves are fine, the soil is moist, but something isn’t … Read more

It is the same with a hosta. There are spots on it; there are curls in it; maybe there’s even a scorch mark, and you … Read more

Whatever happened? You had such great intentions. You purchased that gorgeous fiddle leaf fig because it was statement piece in a magazine. Or, you thought … Read more

The new leaf on your tomato plant have gone all washed out and pale yellow. All the veins are still green, so there’s a dramatic … Read more

There is a concentric ring on a tomato leaf. Those concentric rings is more than just a cosmetic flaw; they’re a distress signal that the … Read more

You stand in your garden looking at a row of tomatoes that looks just fine, but yields less fruit then the ones next door. That’s … Read more

Unless we’re careful, it’s easy to think our own gardens are the safest place, but “safe” can be a dangerous word. Before there were any … Read more

Or then there’s the one with the funny purple tinge (not fading), or that slight curl on its end, or just plain yellowing of a … Read more

IT’S A yellow-leaf tomato; you guess it’s hungry for nitrogen, grab the N-rich fertilizer and go for it. Apply, then wait a week…and find the … Read more