2009 lbs of "pumpkin" in Rhode Island. WOW!

Ajay Nair, ISU Extension Specialist for vegetable production.

Department of Horticulture
145 Horticulture Hall
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-1100


Phone: 515-294-7080
Fax: 515-294-0730
Email: nairajay@iastate.edu

http://www.iowavegetables.blogspot.com/    

SARE Cover Crop information

Patrick O'MalleyField Specialist/Commercial Horticulture, ISU Extension

4265 Oakcrest Hill Rd., SE
Iowa City, IA 52246
Voice 319-337-2145
Cell 319-330-0337
Fax 319-337-7864
E-mail omall@iastate.edu

Managing Yard Waste to Preserve Water Quality, E0012TURF U. Michigan. 

It also saves a tremendous amount of your time and labor.

Improve your soil by raking less, Fine Gardening online

Cover Crops

Cereal Rye is probably the most likely to germinate at this point..It can be difficult to turn into a vegetable garden, but as temproary cover before greass seeding, it can be mowed off easily.

Annual Rye is different than Cereal/Winter Rye, No Till Farmer

An Orchid flower spike (Phalenopsis) starting to grow/responding to the season:


                         

Amorphophallis Update!

Aaron's Voo Doo Lily (Amorphophallus konjac) went dormant - maybe next year there will be a flower!.

Other Amorphophallus Updates

May 27

June 24

July 15

It was cold last night!  Aaron's Greenhouse was packed in preparation for the cold temperatures!

Whatcom Seed Company, a source of ghost pepper seeds online.