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The Fort Bend Gardener
The Fort Bend Gardener Horticulture in Fort Bend County spring 2014 From Garden to Table —Growing, Preparing and Preserving Nutritious Food By Boone Holladay, County Extension Agent-Horticulture Inside this issue: The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Fort Bend County Backyard Basics …………………1 Master Gardeners are pleased to present Backyard Basics, a year-long series Native Plants at Seabourne Creek of programs and workshops designed to help us all get back to the basics of Nature Park In Rosenberg.……..2 healthy living through home-grown, home-based production, preparation and preservation of nutritious food. Richmond Farmers Market ……3 Presenters for the series include Fort Bend Master Gardener specialists, Seasonal Garden Checklist……..3 AgriLife Extension Service staff and entrepreneurs experienced in areas Going Nuts for Pecans in 2014 ..4 such as poultry and food preservation. The workshops often feature dem- onstrations and visits to the Master Gardener demonstration gardens. The Understanding Swarms: Part of a series began on March 22 with “Vegetable Production.” Bee Colony’s Life …..…….……..5 Upcoming Topics Tycoon Tomato: A New Texas Superstar ………………………..6 April 26 Fruit Production: Selection, planting, pruning, pest & disease con- trol. Introducing: Flashy Light Corner May 10 Culinary Herbs: Select the herbs to grow, how to grow them, and Market ………………………….7 their culinary uses. June 28 Aquaponics: Aquaculture (raising fish) & hydroponics (soil-less growing of plants) grow fish and plants together in one integrated system. Contributions from: July 12 Poultry: Legal considerations of raising chickens for egg produc- tion and choosing, caring for and feeding your flock. August 16 Vermicomposting: Create organic fertilizer by raising worms. -
Spread of Citrus Tristeza Virus in a Heavily Infested Citrus Area in Spain
Spread of Citrus Tristeza Virus in a Heavily Infested Citrus Area in Spain P. Moreno, J. Piquer, J. A. Pina, J. Juarez and M. Cambra ABSTRACT. Spread of Citrus Tristeza Virus (CTV) in a heavily infested citrus area in Southern Valencia (Spain) has been monitored since 1981. Two adjacent plots with 400 trees each were selected and tested yearly by ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay). One of them was planted to 4-yr-old Newhall navel orange on Troyer citrange and the other to 8-yr-old Marsh seedless grapefruit on the same rootstock. Both had been established using virus-free budwood. In 1981, 98.7% of the Newhall navel plants indexed CTV-positive and by 1984 all of them were infected, whereas only 17.8% of the Marsh grapefruit indexed CTV-positive in 1981, and 42.5% were infected in 1986. This is an indication that grapefruit is less susceptible than navel orange to tristeza infection under the Spanish field conditions. Wild plants of 66 species collected in the same heavily tristeza-infested area were also tested by ELISA to find a possible alternate non-citrus host. CTV was not found in any of the more than 450 plants analyzed. Index words. virus spread, ELISA, noncitrus hosts. Tristeza was first detected in virus diffusion under various environ- Spain in 1957 and since then has mental conditions. In this paper we caused the death of about 10 million present data on CTV spread in a trees grafted on sour orange and the heavily infested area. A survey progressive decline of an additional among wild plants growing in the several thousand hectares of citrus on same citrus area was also undertaken this rootstock. -
Gillespie County Horticulture Newsletter
Gillespie Horticulture Newsletter County Winter 2017/2018 Introduction Preview Recent Chill Hours Pg. 2 Yay, it’s cold! As much as I prefer warm- er weather, the cold weather has its uses too. Starting your own Pg. 3 Hopefully we will get enough cold weather to Transplants from give the peach trees enough chilling, and kill off all those cucumber beetles. Seed This newsletter will be a shorter one than normal, because the next one is scheduled Come join the Mas- Pg. 5 to come out in March. Read on to learn more ter Gardeners about the different methods for counting chill hours in peaches, how to start transplants for The Plantastic Veg- Pg. 6 your garden, program announcements and more! etable Gardening If you have any questions about any of Mini-Seminar the topics or programs in this newsletter, please email these to me at eliza- Pecan Show Results Pg. 7 [email protected] or call us at the extension office at 830-997-3452. Strange Tales of Pg. 8 One warning about calling our office. Our phone system is currently dropping calls Horticulture unexpectedly. If your call is dropped while be- ing transferred or while speaking to a staff Program An- Pg. 10 member, please call us back or we will call you nouncements back. We apologize for the issue and appreciate your patience. Garden Calendar Pg. 11 Name that Plant Pg. 12 Page 1 Winter 2017/2018 Gillespie County Horticulture Newsletter Recent Chill Hours If your peach trees didn’t produce fruit in 2017, it was proba- bly due to a lack of chilling. -
Tomato Varieties
Tomato Varieties Cherry Type: Mexico Midget. Old-time, south-of-the-border favorite that continues to prove its value as a salad tomato. Very high yields of tiny, red, round 1/2" cherry-type fruits produced throughout an extended growing season. Irresistible flavor. Very reliable. Indeterminate Super Sweet 100 Hybrid. (VF) Staked hybrid plants produce long strands of 100 or more super-sweet cherry tomatoes, weighing about 1 oz. each and measuring 1" in diameter. Extra-high in Vitamin C. Plants bear fruits throughout the season. Requires staking or caging.Indeterminate Black Cherry. Bred in Florida by the late Vince Sapp, the round, 15-20 gm., fruits are almost black in color. The flavor is dynamic, rich, and complex - much like an heirloom. Very juicy. High yielding. Indeterminate. Sungold Hybrid. One of the most popular varieties for the past two years at the MBG tomato sale. This variety produces early and over a long season. Good yields of thin skinned bright orange fruit on a vigorous vining plant. Very sweet and unique flavor. Indeterminate. Coyote. Heirloom Variety that produces abundant yields of tiny ivory colored fruit on vigorous vines. Sweet and juicy. Indeterminate. Sunsugar Hybrid (VT). A promising new variety for MBG this year that we hope will rival Sungold. Reported to be very sweet, thin-skinned yet crack resistant. Indeterminate. I.Candy. A new variety for MBG this year with marbled yellow-gold with red fruit. A unique cat’s-eye starburst on the blossom end. Fruit up to 1-1/2” and reported to be sweet and fruit flavored. -
Heirloom Tomato Varieties Available at the 2105 Great Tomato Plant Sale
CONTRA COSTA MASTER GARDENERS UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION ccmg.ucanr.edu April 2105 Heirloom Tomato Varieties Available at the 2105 Great Tomato Plant Sale April 4, 10 am –3 pm at Our Garden –and– April 11, 10 am – 2 pm at Our Garden & in Richmond(+Rch) For purposes of propagation, Contra Costa Master Gardeners use only seeds from open‐ pollinated varieties that breed true. We have collected many of these seeds ourselves from our own gardens (MG Seed Stock). We do not use any GMO seeds. Quotes in italics are from Contra Costa Master Gardeners! Number of days from transplant to fruit ripening is approximate and will vary with environmental & cultural conditions. Amish Paste (Indeterminate—85 days). From Lancaster, PA. At 8‐12 ounces, it’s one of the largest sauce tomatoes and has superior flavor. Vigorous vines bear heavily over a long season. Flesh is juicy and meaty, excellent for sauce, canning or fresh eating. Tolerant of cooler summers. (+Rch) . Ananas Noire‐organic (Indeterminate—80 days). Back by popular demand! Last year, customers asked again and again for this classic Belgian tomato. Yellow beefsteak with red blush can be 1 to 1½ lbs! Great sweet, lip‐smacking taste with a hint of acidity. (“Black Pineapple" with a distinctive, streaked interior of pink, red, green and yellow. Large and sprawling plant with large, green‐shouldered, dark purple fruits. The fruits have a complex, sweet and rich taste. Makes a great tomato sauce”.) Returning in 2015! . Aunt Ruby’s German Green (Indeterminate—78 days). Beefsteak from “Aunt Ruby” of Greeneville, Tennessee. -
2010 Tomato Plant Selection
2010 Tomato Plant Selection Tomato Name : Amish Paste Beefmaster Better Boy Big Beef Type : Determinate Heirloom Indeterminate hybrid Indeterminate hybrid Indeterminate hybrid Maturity : 74 days 81 days 75 days 73 days Size of fruit : 8 oz 12 - 16 oz. 8 oz 10 - 12 oz Description : pear shaped, canning large beefsteak type, red, most popular, high yielding, considered best tomato yet tomato smooth excellent flavor developed Tomato Name : Big Bite Big Boy Black Cherry Black Krim Type : Indeterminate hybrid Indeterminate hybrid Indeterminate hybrid Indeterminate Heirloom Maturity : 75 days 78 days 64 days 80 days Size of fruit : 14 - 16 oz 14 - 16 oz cherry size 8 - 12 oz Description : acidic, dark red tomato smooth, red, meaty dynamic flavor, almost dark maroon, incredible black in color tangy flavor Tomato Name : Black Pearl Black Truffle Box Car Willie Brandy Boy Type : Indeterminate hybrid Indeterminate Hybrid Indeterminate Heirloom Indeterminate Hybrid Maturity : 65 days 75 days 80 days 78 days Size of fruit : cherry type 6 - 8 oz 10 - 16 oz 12 oz Description : extra sweet flavor pear shaped, high in sugar smooth, reddish-orange, hybridized Brandywine, and acid tremendous flavor earlier yield 2010 Tomato Plant Selection Tomato Name : Bush Steak Caspian Pink Country Taste Delicious Type : Determinate Hybrid Indeterminate Heirloom Indeterminate Hybrid Indeterminate Hybrid Maturity : 65 days 80 days 70 days 77 days Size of fruit : 12 oz 12 oz 10 - 12 oz 16 oz Description : large, red tomatoes on short considered to be world's high yields, -
American Original Beefsteak Slicer 65 I Better Boy Slicer 75 I BHN 589
Tomato Descriptions Name Type Days Habit Description American Original Beefsteak Slicer 65 I A classic hybrid, large 12 oz. fruits hold their texture and flavor, perfect for sandwiches Better Boy Slicer 75 I Prolific midseason juicy red tomatoes that can weigh more than a pound. Thrives in nearly any climate. Excellent disease resistance. BHN 589 Slicer 75 D A hybridnew high-yielding blending traditional tomato, deepflavor red, with 7-9 disease oz fruit, resistance, adaptable adapts growing to anyconditions climate, huge globe Big Beef Slicer 73 I shaped fruit Big Rainbow Slicer 80 I Huge beefsteak shape, up to 2 lbs. Mild and sweet, yellow fruit with neon red streaks Black Cherry Cherry 75 I Large, dusky purple-brown grape sized fruit with a rich flavor. Large prolific vines Black Krim Slicer 75 I early maturing, very prolific; 8-10oz sweet fruit, dark red with shiny black/green tops Hardy Russian heirloom, Rich, tangy flavor, 4 to 8oz plum-shaped fruits with brown-black skins Black Sea Man Slicer 75 D and pink shoulders Brandywine Red Slicer 80 I Perfectbaseball-size for a square-footfruit up to 1 garden. pound, Solid-fleshedfull flavored deep, red fruit average 8 oz, on vigorous, bushy Bush Beefsteak Container 62 D plants. Celebrity Slicer 70 Semi medium sized-fruit; disease and crack resistant Cherokee Purple Slicer 80 I 8-12oz dusky-rose heirloom fruit with complex, old-fashioned flavor. NW Experts pick Chocolate Sprinkles Cherry 55 I Sweet, bite-sized tomatoes with forest green streaks over deep coppery-red. Disease and crack- 4-5"resistant round, red, juicy fruits have the perfect sweet to acid balance, vigorous, disease-resistant and Crimson Carmello Slicer 75 I widely adapted vines Cuore de Bue Slicer 85 I Italian heirloom, 2 lb pink Oxheart fruits on vigorous plants, wonderful sweet flavor Early Girl Slicer 57 I globe-shaped,dependable, very scarlet early red, maturing 3 to 5" 4-6oz fruits, fruits; almost sets crack-free. -
Apple Anna, 200 Chill Hours Temperate Fruit Dorsett Golden
Temperate Fruit Apple Anna, 200 chill hours Anna apple is a dual purpose apple that is very early ripening and does well in warm climates. Anna was bred by Abba Stein at the Ein Shemer kibbutz in Israel, in order to achieve a Golden Delicious-like apple, that can be cultivated in nearly tropical areas. Sweet, crisp, ripens in late June. Excellent for eating or cooking Dorsett Golden, 100 chill hours Golden Dorsett produces a medium sized, firm, and sweet apple perfect for eating fresh off the tree. The apples, a soft yellow with a pink blush, ripen in late June or July, and after picked, they can be kept for two weeks if refrigerated. The Golden Dorsett is perfect for Gulf Coast planting. Ein Shemer, 250 chill hours The Ein Shemer Apple produces a pale yellow, medium-sized apple. The apple's sweet, semi-acidic taste is perfect for eating right off the tree or for making into applesauce or pie. At maturity, the Ein Shemer apple can reach a height and width of 12-15 feet. Ripe in July. Fuji, 250-350 chill hours Crisp and sweet, ripens in June, the Fuji apple is a small to medium size fruit with a reddish pink over yellow appearance. Apple trees require well drained soil but will grow in clay or sandy soil. Multi-graft Apple 7 gallon (FBMG does not know yet if we will receive these. Will update soon.) Two or more varieties grafted onto one rootstock. These specimens are perfect for smaller gardens where a variety of flavors and an extended harvest season is desired. -
2019 Tomato List
Tomatoes 2019 Plant Type Variety Open Pollinated / Indeterminate/ Days To Maturity Description Website (Picture) Hybrid Semi-Det/ * (new for 2019) Determinate Tomato Alicante Red OP I 70 days Red, 1.5” https://store.tomatofest.com/Alicante_Heirloom_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0010.htm Amy’s Sugar Gem OP I 70-75 days Red, 1.5”, (2 oz) https://store.tomatofest.com/Amy_s_Sugar_Gem_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0018.htm *Artesano Red/Gold Cherry OP I 65 days Red/gold striped cherry, round grape, 1” http://jandlgardens.com/xencart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_85&products_id=638 *Azoychka OP I 70-75 Yellow, 3-inch, (10-16 oz) https://www.tomatofest.com/Azoychka_Tomato_Heirloom_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0037.htm Beauty King OP I 75-85 days Yellow/red striped, beefsteak, (16-20 oz) https://wildboarfarms.com/product/beauty-king/ Better Boy H I 75 days Red, beefsteak, (16 oz) https://www.seedsnsuch.com/product/better-boy-hybrid-vfnast/ Big Beef H I 70 Days Red, beefsteak, (10-12 oz) http://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/tomatoes/beefsteak-tomatoes/big-beef-f1-tomato-seed-2063.51.html Big Italian Plum OP I 75 days Red, (8-12 oz) https://store.tomatofest.com/Big_Italian_Plum_p/tf-0049.htm Black Beauty OP I 78 days Blue-black, anthocyanin, (6-8 oz) https://www.rareseeds.com/black-beauty-tomato/ Black Cherry OP I 65-75 days Black cherry ~1” https://store.tomatofest.com/Black_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0059.htm Black Ethiopia OP I 80 days Black, (5 oz) https://store.tomatofest.com/Black_Ethiopian_Heirloom_Tomato_p/tf-0061.htm Black Icicle OP I 80 days Black, oblong, roma, -
HEIRLOOM TOMATOES BIG RAINBOW Indeterminate Beefsteak
HEIRLOOM TOMATOES BIG RAINBOW Indeterminate These tomatoes are very striking sliced, as the Beefsteak yellow fruit have neon red streaking though the 80 Days to Maturity flesh. The flesh inside is marbled with red in the bottom half of the fruit. It has a big, lumpy beefsteak shape with a very mild and sweet flavor BLACK KRIM Indeterminate The Black Krim is an heirloom tomato originating from Crimea. The plant is open-pollinated, Beefsteak indeterminate, bearing 8 ounce flattened globe fruits 75 days that are dark reddish-purple to black with green/brown shoulders. It's pretty early, very prolific, and the flavor just can't be beat." BLACK SEA MAN Determinate A hardy Russian heirloom. Rich, tangy tomato flavor 75 days in medium-sized, 4 to 8 oz. fruits with brown-black skins and pink shoulders. Fruits are slightly plum- shaped. Short, potato leaf plants. Plant early for best results. BRANDYWINE RED Indeterminate Brandywine is one of the best known heirloom 80 days tomato varieties. Fruits are red, globe shaped, and Disease tolerant full of flavor. Very vigorous. Perfect for slicing. Crack tolerant Michael Stucky, Millennium Farms "It's like the best-tasting tomato you've ever had”. CHEROKEE PURPLE NW Experts Pick A dusky-rose heirloom with a history dating from Indeterminate before the 1890s. The complex, old-fashioned 75-80 days flavor of the 8- to 12-ounce fruit rivals 'Brandywine.' Medium sized; pink-purple with brownish color. CUORE DI BUE Indeterminate This Italian heirloom, a huge, pink Oxheart type. 85 Days to Maturity Abundant, 4" fruits on vigorous plants are a colorful pinkish-red with a wonderful sweet flavor. -
Fresh Bright Harvest
2020 VEGETABLE & HERB COLLECTION TM fresh ideas harvest bright fresh HANDPICKED VEGETABLES & HERBS / VARIETY NAME PEPPER-MANIA! Gardeners and cooks want an array of flavors and sizes…you can deliver. Our NEW Orange Marmalade Sweet Bell Pepper brings a pop of bright, fresh color to the table. Plus, it tastes as sweet as it looks! p 9. TASTIEST TOMATOES! Meet the Nothing compares to a HandPicked sun-warmed tomato fresh off the vine. All you need is Collection one bite of our super-sweet, craveable NEW Artemis PanAmerican Seed offers Cherry Tomato! Find it with a novel, high-quality group our full tomato collection starting on p 10. of vegetables and herbs especially for those who supply fresh market farmers and hobby gardeners. What sets HandPicked varieties apart are their fresh, home-grown flavor… exceptional fruit quality…earlier and longer harvests…loads of produce…and many feature compact habits to fit smaller BRILLIANT BASIL! growing spaces. Our basils offer excellent performance in multiple growing environments. Each offers something special, like innovation in disease resistance, long flowering and savory flavors. For large leaves, sweet flavor and high resistance to Fusarium, check out NEW Newton Basil on p 17. 2 Find product & growing info at panamseed.com/HandPicked HANDPICKED VEGETABLES & HERBS / CUCUMBER Martini CUCUMBER Cucumis sativus Seed supplied as: Raw Gherking Patio Snacker Name Type Fruit Days to Fruit size Flower type Disease Comments characteristics maturity resistance from direct seed Gherking F1 European Medium green 55-60 3-5 in./ Gynoecious, HR: Early, large yields of bitter-free fruit; won’t pickler skin, highly 8-13 cm long parthenocarpic CMV-1, S become bitter if left on the vine. -
Nature's Womb & Perhaps Her Grave
Selections from Nature's womb & perhaps her grave Item Type Thesis Authors Frentzko, Brianna Nicole Download date 06/10/2021 14:41:27 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/11122/10562 SELECTIONS FROM NATURE'S WOMB & PERHAPS HER GRAVE By Brianna Nicole Frentzko, M.A. A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing University of Alaska Fairbanks May 2019 © 2019 Brianna Nicole Frentzko APPROVED: Geraldine Brightwell, Committee Co-Chair Eileen Harney, Committee Co-Chair Rich Carr, Committee Member Sara Eliza Johnson, Committee Member Rich Carr, Chair Department of English Todd Sherman, Dean College of Liberal Arts Michael Castellini, Dean Graduate School ABSTRACT Traversing a wintry landscape filled with desperate scavengers who cannot die, a witch awaits a prophecy to lead her people to the light. Meanwhile, in London, the addictive virtual reality of the Undercity tears a family apart. And, on a distant island long ago, a young girl befriends an enigmatic sailor who emerges from under the sea on top a tattered black ship. These three worlds and the women within them are connected by a single choice made long ago that ripples through time and pushes them towards their own evolving destinies. This thesis comprises the first two of five sections (“books”) in a novel entitled Nature's Womb & Perhaps Her Grave. Book I, “In Chains of Darkness,” follows Witch-Woman, a crone living in a world of night and snow. When she adopts the mysterious Twice-Born-Child, Witch Woman must navigate raising her defiant daughter as well as protecting Village by River from the threat of starvation or invading wild-ones.