Vegetable Stress, Watering, and Other July News
“Dirty hands, iced tea, garden fragrances thick in the air and a blanket of color before me, who could ask for more?” — Bev Adams, Mountain Gardening
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- Feeding Cabbage Wisely: Lessons from a UConn Phosphorus Study July 2, 2026Cabbage is a familiar crop in New England gardens and vegetable farms, but producing a firm, heavy head takes more than good weather and regular watering. Like many brassica crops, cabbage has a strong nutrient demand during early growth. One nutrient that deserves special attention is phosphorus (P). P helps plants transfer energy, develop roots, […]UConnhgec Ladybug
- Pollinator plants for blooms all season June 22, 2026In nature, there are plants blooming all season to provide plenty of food for diverse pollinator species. On the other hand, in many yards and gardens there are times of the year when few, if any, plants are blooming. In the home landscape there tends to be many spring blooming plants but not as many […]Dr Lauren Kurtz
Tree Burls
By: Pamm Cooper, UConn Home Garden Education Office Burls are sound, hard, woody swellings or protrusions that form on the trunks, branches, or roots of trees. They often appear as rounded or ridged masses with normal bark tissue. Burls are benign and are the result of a response in growth to outside stresses. The normal bark texture of […]
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How to Keep Container Plants From Drying Out So Fast and Cut Back on Daily Watering, According to Pros
How to Keep Container Plants From Drying Out So Fast and Cut Back on Daily Watering, According to Pros The Spruce – Heather Zidack discusses why container mixes dry out so fast and how to maintain healthy container gardens.
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