Author: Vernon Phillip Grubinger
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Vermont Vegetable and Berry News – June 1, 2026
(Underhill) A cool and damp spring pushed the sweet corn schedule back about a week. We’re trying some transplanted and direct seeded in bioplastic this year to try to get corn sooner than August. The transplants are looking good so far. Pumpkin planting looks to remain on schedule after this next cool weekend. Some of…
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Soil Compaction on Vegetable Farms
Soil compaction is causing trouble for many vegetable farmers, even if they don’t know it. That trouble may be in the form of reduced yields, excessive runoff and soil erosion, or an increase in root disease. Just because compaction is out of sight doesn’t mean it should be out of mind. Understanding Compaction Soil is…
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Vermont’s New Plant Hardiness Zone Map
Anyone who grows perennials in the Northeast has probably experienced the frustration of “winter kill” when a plant that is perfectly healthy going into winter does not make it out alive. There are many reasons a plant might die, or be seriously injured, during the winter. Some are biological, such as rodent damage, others are…
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Growing Garlic
For thousands of years garlic has been used as food, a spice, and a medicine. Recently it’s been used as a pest repellent, too. Garlic probably originated in central Asia, and was then brought to the Mediterranean area and Europe. By the early 1700s it found its way to America. Types of Garlic There are…
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Weed Management on Organic Vegetable Farms
Many organic vegetable growers consider weeds to be their primary pest problem. Integrating a variety of weed control techniques is the best way to achieve effective organic weed control. Weed management techniques are aimed at preventing weeds before they appear, or at suppressing weeds once they are present. Weed prevention techniques include: · Rotation of…