Red Alert

Red Alert – Cabbage Worms are Bad for the Cabbage Family

If you grow a lot of the members of the cabbage family such as such as broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, cabbage, kale and kohlrabi, the evil cabbage white butterly will hunt you down and give you cabbage worms that can destroy your plants.  These small butterflies are white with black spots.  They will fly over […]

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Roasted Sweet Dumpling Squash

Sweet Dumpling Squash is a Winter Squash that matures in late Summer and the Fall.  While I haven’t tried to grow it yet, I bought one at the Strip District in Pittsburgh, PA.  If you are not from around here, the Strip District is an area Downtown that has sidewalk vendors, produce stands, shops, restaurants […]

Red Alert

Red Alert – Bad Fruit Companions for the Cabbage Family

If you are growing any plants in the Cabbage/Brassica family such as broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, cabbage, kale and kohlrabi, you should think again before you plant strawberries next to them.  Strawberries are bad companions for this veggie family.     Strawberries send off shoots/runners and can be very invasive if not controlled. When the […]