Certified Organic Heirloom Open Pollinated Carrot Seeds for the Organic Vegetable Garden - West Coast Seeds. Heirloom Seeds: Sustainably Grown, Organic, Untreated and Open-Pollinated Sustainable Seed Company. Organic Seed Resource Guide: Introduction and Table of Contents. Micaela Colley, Organic Seed Alliance Laurie McKenzie, Organic Seed Alliance Alex Stone, Oregon State University Linda Brewer, Oregon State University Brian Baker, Organic Materials Research Institute Carrot seed crop in flower.
Photo credit: Micaela Colley, Organic Seed Alliance This guide is intended for producers and agricultural professionals seeking information about organic seed production. Organically produced seed is seed grown and certified according to the USDA National Organic Program (NOP) guidelines. The NOP seed regulations and resulting increase in demand have stimulated organic seed research, production and marketing. Worldwide, seed production of many crop species is clustered within a few degrees of the 45th parallel. The Western Region of the United States has a significant population of certified organic producers and an established conventional seed industry making it ripe for growth in the organic seed sector.
Table of Contents Information on Organic Seed Further Reading. Gourmet Garlic Gardens - Garlic Diseases. - Garlic Diseases - When things don't go right in the garlic garden you need someone you can turn to to find out what went wrong and how to correct it. Unfortunately, there are very few people who can discuss garlic pests and diseases with authority. There was Dr. Ron Voss at UC-Davis, but he has retired, leaving Dr. There are several primary problems that can beset garlic; soil nutrient imbalances, irrigation variance, seasonal weather variation, insect pests, fungi and viruses. One of my chief concerns is garlic disease. How Did All These Garlics Get Here? A few of the kinds of garlic now in America came in with Polish, German and Italian immigrants over the centuries, but most of them came in all at once in 1989.
This chapter is about identifying the diseases and pests that are harmful to garlic and trying to deal with them in a safe and effective manner. . - Insect Pests of Garlic - Airborne Pests Wheat Curl Mites and the Yellow Streak Virus - Grasshoppers - Soilborne Pests Nematodes. Organic Seed Alliance - Supporting Organic Development of Seeds. Growing Garlic. How to Grow Garlic at Home Growing your own garlic is fun and you get to the reward of eating your crop.
Here are some tips on how to grow garlic successfully at home. Garlic is a member of the allium family which also includes leeks, shallots and onions. Individual cloves act as seeds. The bulbs grow underground and the leaves shoot in to the air. Although garlic is traditionally thought of as a Mediterranean ingredient garlic is also grown successfully in colder more Northern climates. There are many different garlic varieties, a lot of which you can easily grow at home for a great crop. Planting Garlic is grown from the individual cloves. When planting garlic, choose a garden site that gets plenty of sun and where the soil is not too damp. It is traditional to plant garlic on the shortest day of the year. See the dedicated sowing page for advice on when to plant garlic. Garlic is a very friendly plant and grows well planted with other flowers and vegetables in the garden. Broccoli - Vegetable Directory - Watch Your Garden Grow.
Broccoli is a hardy vegetable of the cabbage family that is high in vitamins A and D. It develops best during cool seasons of the year. When broccoli plants of most varieties are properly grown and harvested, they can yield over an extended period. Side heads develop after the large, central head is removed. Two crops per year (spring and fall) may be grown in most parts of the country. New heat tolerant varieties allow broccoli to be produced in all but the hottest parts of the season. Transplants are recommended to give the best start for spring planting, because transplanting gets the plants established more quickly.
Thus they can bear their crop with minimal interference from the extreme heat of early summer. Recommended Varieties Cruiser (58 days to harvest; uniform, high yield; tolerant of dry conditions) Green Comet (55 days; early; heat tolerant) Green Goliath (60 days; spring, summer or fall; tolerant of extremes) When to Plant Spacing & Depth Care Harvesting Common Problems Q. A. Q. A. Giant Pumpkin Seeds. Seeds Trust. Seed Savers Exchange. Heirloom Tomatoes - Organic Heirloom Tomato Seeds - Rare Tomato Seeds - TomatoFest.