Bob Dluzen

A gorgeous flower has started blooming in the garden this week. It is a verbascum hybrid called ‘Wedding Candles' that we grew from seed last year.

This unusual antique garden hoe uses the same principle as a large farm implement. Rotary hoes are used to destroy germinating weeds seeds.

The Detroit News There is an area in the garden that I will not be able to plant this year. Instead of letting it stay fallow and grow weeds, I planted buckwheat.

The Detroit News Every year when the new cucumber crop starts, I get asked about funny-looking cucumbers.

The Detroit News It's the middle of July, and we have just finished our garlic harvest.

In addition to monarchs, other colorful species of insects can be found feeding on milkweed plants. Most don't do much damage to the plants.

Cabbage worms are a group of different insect species that cause the same kind of damage to cole crops. Look for them now before they get too big.

Hot, humid days can set up conditions for black rot infections in cabbage and related crops. It is a bacterial disease that cannot be treated.

The Detroit News The agricultural term for ending a cover crop is “terminating a crop.” A few days ago, I terminated my buckwheat cover crop by cutting it down.

The Detroit News A string of hot late August days like we've been having can cause problems, especially in naturally dry areas.