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One of our researchers at our Research Farm harvested these carrots this past week. She found these nodule-shaped deformations on many of the carrots and asked me to identify the problem. These nodes are caused by Root Knot Nematodes. These are plant parasitic round worms that attack roots of many garden vegetables. They typically cause Read More 
I have some square foot garden mats growing in my raised beds in the community garden. One of the ones that is near harvesting is the Envy Carrot Mat. When I went to check on it, I noticed 6 or 7 large, actually quite beautiful caterpillars munching on my carrot tops. I realized they were Read More 
I was checking my garden on Sunday, and decided to have a look at what was happening in my asparagus bed. I immediately noticed Asparagus Beetle activity. First I noticed the adults. There were both types eating my asparagus ferns, the Common and Spotted Asparagus beetle. And then upon closer inspection, I saw the larvae. Read More 
We’ve spotted a few fall webworms around the farm. These worms are the larvae of large moths, and they create webbed nests in the limbs of a variety of trees. Webworms can be pesky: they chew leaves, and can defoliate trees.
Fall Webworm Web in Tree If you’re having trouble with webworms Read More |
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