Downy mildew – a disease most potent in fall

Downy mildew, techniques and organic treatments to avoid it

Famous for being vineyard owners’ #1 enemy, downy mildew is a constant threat to grape harvests. This blight also threatens certain other vegetables from the vegetable patch such as tomato and potato, too.

July garden tasks for a fulfilling summer

Summer is there and the garden has settled in! The month of July gifts us a multitude of colors, tastes and fragrances as we go about gardening.

Bordeaux mixture, an effective treatment

Bordeaux mixture is an effective fungus treatment authorized for use in organic farming.

No-treat vegetable patch: easy peasy

Experiment with companion planting which has by now proven its effectiveness in organic vegetable gardening. It’s easy, all pros and no cons: no treating and less work!

Easy growing for vegetables without even treating

Tomato blight, effective organic treatments against downy mildew

Tomato late blight is one of the most devastating diseases because downy mildew spreads extremely quickly.

Diseased tomatoes infected with tomato blight

Magic potions from plants… for plants!

Prepare your own magic potions! Infusions, decoctions, fermented tea… take advantage of natural plant properties to easily prepare organic fertilizer and treatments at a very low price.

Potions with plants on a bench, fertilizers and treatments

Around the summer vegetable bed

If the summer is hot, watch over the vegetables in the patch and take up these easy and organic habits to ensure you get a proper harvest.

Tomatoes without diseases

Tomatoes are often infected with fungal diseases (related to mushrooms). A typical gardener’s first reaction is to blast the whole plant with chemicals.

Roma tomato, disease-resistant and nearly seedless

If you’re looking for a tomato with a strange shape, you’ll probably see the ‘Roma’ high up on that list! Great choice!

Tomato early blight, the dreaded Alternaria fungus: alternatives to beat it

This blight is a true plight! Early blight covers tomato plants with black spots, and even makes the fruits inedible. From trying to avoid in the first place, to treating it with natural treatments, discover how to deal with this disease while using only completely organic techniques!

Black necrosis on leaves with a yellow border are the marks of alternaria, or early blight, on tomato plants

Tansy, a wonderfully versatile plant for the garden

Fermented tea, maceration, infusion, decoction… garden tansy sure shares many benefits! Pest repellent and fungicide, it’s also an interesting flower that fosters biodiversity.