Pest & Disease Management

How to Manage Fall Pests on Your Small-Scale Farm
Learn how to control cabbage worms, army worms, and aphids on your fall crops organically. BT and spinosad rotation, wetting agents, aphid prevention tips, and sprayer recommendations from an established, long-running farm.
How to Prevent and Treat Fungal Diseases on Your Market Farm
Learn cultural practices and organic treatments for fungal diseases on your market farm. Drip irrigation, plant spacing, soil health, and organic spray options from extensive real-world farming experience.
How to Keep Deer and Large Pests Off Your Garden
Two proven deer fencing strategies, why to avoid permanent woven-wire fences, and how farm dogs handle smaller pests. Practical large-pest management from an experienced market garden.
How to Manage Squash Bugs on Your Market Garden Without Chemicals
Learn how to control squash bugs organically using succession planting, row covers, and life cycle disruption. Practical management strategies from a long-running commercial farm.
How to Manage Fire Ants Organically on Your Market Farm
Two promising organic approaches for fire ant control on southern farms — predatory nematodes and spinosad drenches. Early results and honest assessment from an experienced grower.