Plant
From fruit hawker to successful lemon exporter
Although Wayne Mansfield made useful connections in the fruit industry as a hawker, he knew little about farming.
- When to plant sunflower for optimal yield
- Table grapes: how to speed up production in new vines
- Be informed about Albugo (white blister)
- Combating clubroot in cabbage
- Guide to Growing Cabbages
- How to Grow Tomatoes
- How to Grow Banana Plants Indoors and Outdoor - Part 2
- How to Grow Banana Plants Indoors and Outdoor - Part 1
Plant
Get to understand Sclerotinia
In my initial 12 years of cabbage farming I never came across Sclerotinia. I had encountered it in beans before, but never cabbage.
How to Raise Plants in Your Greenhouse
Using a greenhouse to raise your own plants from seeds and cuttings has many advantages. Although you can do some of this on your kitchen window-sill
Planning a Garden Greenhouse for Organic Gardening
Even a small unheated garden greenhouse can be put to good use all the year round. If you plan carefully, then you can have different flowers in bloom
Common Diseases of Greenhouse Plants
Various fungi and bacteria, Pythium sp., Phytophthora, and others which are common in garden soils contribute to this problem
Preventing blackleg in cabbage
Blackleg is a fungal disease that can be highly destructive. Fortunately, although there are no resistant varieties, it can be managed or prevented if you know
Cabbage disease black rot
Black rot (Xanthomonas campestris) is the most important cabbage disease. Thriving in warm, wet conditions, it is most active at 25°C to 30°C
More sporadic cabbage pests
Before we start on cabbage diseases, there are still a few sporadic pests that we should look at. One is the cabbage webworm (Hellula undalis).
Sporadic, yet serious, cabbage pests
Several cabbage pests may be sporadic or seasonal. One of these is thrips.
Dealing with aphids on brassicas
Aphids are a problem in two ways. Firstly, they cause physical damage when feeding on the crop.
Defeating the cabbage moth biologically
Nearly everyone who has ever grown brassicas has had a problem with the diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella). Small wonder it is also called the ‘cabbage
Kill the weed, not the cabbage
As soon as you have planted your cabbage crop, you should apply herbicide with insecticide to eliminate cutworms.
Space cabbages correctly
Many factors play a role in the spacing of cabbage – the process is not quite as simple as you might imagine.