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Early blight a common tomato diseaseFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:24PMQuestions from Blade subscribers continue to come into our office regarding problems and concerns with vegetables.

Latrobe community gardens grow in popularityTuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:00PMThe Latrobe Community Vegetable Gardens Project began in 2009 at the suggestion of John Wandrisco, who leads the Latrobe Mini Garden Team, and has grown to a total of 29 available gardening plots throughout the town, with more people on the waiting list to obtain and work a garden of their own.

Why we love the KatmonTuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 9:42PMThe Katmon tree blooms with lovely flowers. Its fruit is edible and its extracts can help cure various ailments. The tree also has other uses; it can be used a natural fence in gardens and is an important plant in agro forestry. MANILA, Philippines -- The Katmon, scientifically known as Dillenia philippinensis, is a favorite tree among Filipino garden enthusiasts. It is endemic to the ...

Joplin receives gift of flower bulbs in wake of tornadoFriday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:56PMKneeling Friday morning in a small landscaped area at 15th Street and Murphy Boulevard, master gardener Chieko Hedin held up a salmon dahlia bulb and advised those around her in the proper technique for planting it.

Promising better harvestsThursday, July 7, 2011 @ 2:41AMVillages are sometimes portrayed as small utopias, with clean air, singing birds, friendly people socialising with each other, and good food that farmers plant and harvest.

A community garden will grow at PickleweedWednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 4:42PMIn 2005, the Pickleweed Community Center on Canal Street was renovated and expanded, resulting in the loss of a much-loved community garden. As of last week, the garden will grow once again.

On The Record With ... Jan SosinskiWednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 2:37PMJan Sosinski loves her fruits and vegetables. At her Antioch home, she lists a bounty that she and her husband, Len, plant, including red and black raspberries, red and black currants, shallots, beans, sweet corn and more.

Summertime is beet timeSaturday, July 2, 2011 @ 9:09PMBeets in summer are coming out of the ground with bright sunlight still on their leaves and the cool, dark mysteries of the earth still clinging to their roots.

Tipsheet: July to-do list for gardenersSaturday, July 2, 2011 @ 2:16AMHere's the July to-do list for gardeners:Tackle tomato problems1. Blossom-end rot is a very common problem that appears as dark, leathery patches on the bottom end of the fruit.