Ask Ruth: Preventing Tomato Blight and Resistant Varieties
Hi Ruth, After this wet summer, I’m wondering if any varieties of tomatoes showed any resistance to the blight (early or late). I grew Opalkas, Amish paste, and Juliets for canning; Cherokee pink, Brandywine Black, Eva Purple Ball, and Early Girl for eating; and...
Ask Ruth: Preparing Soil for a Spring Garden
Hi Ruth. I live just on the edge of Pisgah National Forest at about 3000 ft. I have almost no experience gardening. We have tried a garden for the past few summers that has been unsuccessful mostly I think to lack of sunlight as our land is mostly forested and shaded....
Organic Disease Control
Share this post… Western North Carolina is classified as a temperate rainforest ecosystem. Most people are surprised to hear this, but not organic gardeners. With our fair share of diseases affecting every plant you can imagine, organic gardeners often feel like we’re...
Ask Ruth: Why is my Fruit Dropping?
Dear Ruth, This is the second year my fruit trees (plum, peach,) have produced bumper crops of fruit and shed every piece of it on the ground. By July there is not one piece of fruit on the tree. Can you help me figure out what is happening? Last year the apple tree...