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With all of the rain this year, the ground has been virtually un-workable. We get a couple days away from workable soil, and boom, it rains (pours) again. It's nothing but muck. What's the latest I can get my maters, and peppers in the ground and still get a harvest this season in northeast...

I remember my Grandfather growing kohlrabi when I was a youngster, and thought I would try it this year as a fall crop. I planted seed first week of September, and I'm starting to get bulbs now. Not only am I fighting the weather, but I can't keep the chickens from feasting on the greens, they...

Sounds like WAY too much fertilizer! Nitrogen is great for lush green growth, but won't give you much fruit. I fertilize every 3 to 4 weeks with GardenTone, wich is a slow release organic, depending on rainfall. Be sure to pinch off any sucker growth, so that the energy goes into fruit production.

Tomatoes require a lot of air circulation, especially in this hot, humid weather. By pinching off suckers, and planting them 4 feet apart, it gives them the openness they need to "breathe". When they are crowded by other plants, and weeds, it gives molds, and fungi a wonderful environment to...