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Monday- Saturday: 8am -6pm

Sunday: 12pm-5pm

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14441 Old Hammond Hwy.
Baton Rouge, LA 70816

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Q: My squash are rotting on the vine. Is this an indication of blossom end rot?



A: Yes, it is possible that it is blossom end rot. This would occur on a more mature fruit. If that is the case, spray with calcium chloride. However, your problem may be lack of pollination due to the lack of honey bees. Here is a short video describing how to pollinate your squash yourself.

Be on the look out for this moth if you have squash. This is the Squash Vine Borer moth, as you can tell it looks very similar to a wasp. It lays its eggs at the base of a branch. The larvae then will eat through the branch and into the main stem. The only way to control them is to apply an insecticide to kill the adult moth. We recommend using a Spinosid product or a Bifenthrin product.

When we planted the beans in our raised beds, we decided to do a little experiment. If you look at the picture below, you will see that the row on the left is a lot more healthy in appearance, than the row on the right. Inoculant is applied to the seed at the time of planting. What it does is pretty cool. Inoculant is really a fancy word for bacteria. The bacteria has the ability to pull nitrogen from the air and turn it into a kind of nitrogen the beans can use. Therefore, making a self contained nitrogen generator. So take a look and remember to use inoculant for healthy plants

Be on the look-out for symptoms of early blight. Early blight is a fungus that could affect the  health of your tomato plants. Watch for yellowing of the leaves on the bottom limbs. It’s easily treated with the fungicide Daconil. Check out the picture below for a comparison.

Q: What causes the lower leaves of my tomato plants to roll up?

A: Leaf roll (curling of the leaflets) is a physiological condition that occurs most commonly when plants are trained and pruned. It does not affect fruiting or quality, and it is not a disease. Leaf roll is a common genetic tract in some varieties such as “
Mountain Delight” and “Mountain Spring.”

Our raised beds are still looking great and there are fruit/vegetables set all over our plants. We even were able to harvest a Golden and Green Zucchini. Check out the pictures below.

Things have changed a lot in one month. Check out some of these before and afters

March 10, 2012	April 7, 2012

If you decided to plant the Golden Zucchini this year and have leaves that look like the pictures below, don’t fret.  This is just the way Golden Zucchini leaves look. No need to break out the chemicals just yet but be on the look out for powdery mildew which looks just about the same.

March has come and gone, but spring is still here. Our vegetable plants in our raised beds have gotten huge and are showing great progress.

Red Lasoda Potatoes	Hot and Sweet Peppers
Tomatoes	Bush Beans

Do you have any questions about your garden? We would be happy to help! Send us an email (naylorsbr@gmail.com) or give us a call at (225)272-6412. Wanna come see the garden? Feel free to come by and take a look around.

Planting day at Naylor’s has come and past with great success. So far we have filled 6 of the 8 raised beds. Here’s a list of what we’ve planted:

The weather today is looking “up” so make sure you come by today and help us plant our raised beds!