Starter Solution Tops Green Tomato Planting Tips
Beckley Farmers Market will have ready to plant green mature tomato stock on June 9 at 7 am. Market Manager C C Hutchison urges growers to use the leaflet Mature Green Tomato Production and apply a starter solution at transplanting to reduce shock and boost growth. The 14 14 14 water soluble option is recommended. one cup per plant or one cup per four gallons of water for four gallon batches. alternative starters 10 10 10 and others available. Suggested root dust of five percent chlordane where cutworms may appear and early flea beetle prevention with Rotenone or methoxychlor.
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Beckley
C. C. Hutchison
Blight Resistant Tomato Claims Debunked By Experts
VPI specialists say no true blight resistant tomato exists yet and gardeners should rely on weather, dusts, or sprays. S. B. Fenne advises spraying when fruit sets or reaches marble size, repeating weekly. Copper remains effective, with organics like maneb and zineb also used. Viruses spread by insects or handlers. sprays do not control viruses.
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VPI
S. B. Fenne
Poultry Market Slows in Harrisonburg Region
Shenandoah Valley live poultry market remains steady with strong demand and heavy receipts. Farm price listings show broilers at 18 to 19 percent, heavy hens at 22 to 23, and small turkey fryers around 29 cents per pound for 28 to 29 pounds, based on noon yesterday figures.
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Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley
Tips for Better Yields and Quality in the Garden
Practical garden advice outlines spacing for lima beans, timing for carrot seed, repeat fertilization for pole beans, cauliflower leaf protection, deep planting for tomatoes, maintaining continuous growth, handling onion seed stalks, using young lambquarters as greens, and Swiss chard as a hot weather spinach substitute. The note adds a fact about blue whales gaining up to 300 pounds daily when food is abundant.
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