Organic Controls based on Family of Plant
Information from Cornell Resource Guide for Organics
Use the information to assist you on the organic control that best describes the condition of your plants. You can purchase these controls below FREE SHIPPING, or at the farm. If you are not sure of the issue with your plants, send a picture of the condition to john@hydroharvestfarms.com or bring a sample to us, at the farm. Our goal is to use every Organic and IPM management control available to care for any diseases or other abnormal conditions of your plants. If you need something we don't stock, let us know, we can get it for you.
Plant Families-Click on Names for more information
Brassica Family
Brassica plants belong to the mustard family, Brassicaceae. They are also called crucifers and cole crops. This diverse family, whose members have various edible plant parts such as roots of radish and turnips, stems of kohlrabi, leaves of cabbage and other leafy brassicas, and seeds of mustard and rape are consumed as fresh, cooked or processed vegetables. Other members of this family include broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, collards, kale, rape and rutabaga. Many weed species are also in this family and can harbor insect and disease pests.
These Organic Controls could help:
Triple Action Neem Oil
Conserve Naturalite
BT Caterpillar Control
Cucurbit Family
The Cucurbitaceae is a large family that includes major vegetable crops including cucumber, muskmelon, watermelon, summer squash, winter squash, pumpkin, gourd, and bitter melon. A similar pest and disease complex affects these crops, though individual varieties differ in susceptibility to various pests.
These Organic Controls could help:
Pyrethrin Natural
Solanaceous Family
The botanical family Solanaceae includes several important vegetable crops such as tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants, and peppers. These crops share a number of insect and disease pests, so any crop rotation plan should consider all crops grown from this family.
These Organic Controls could help:
Try Stop Blossom End Rot of Tomatoes
Composite Family
Lettuce belongs to the Composite family, a large group that includes sunflowers, artichokes, endive and chicory, as well as noxious weeds like thistles and ragweed. It is commonly grown for its edible leaves as a salad crop. It may be the most widely grown crop on organic farms because its value as “locally produced” is unsurpassed. There are three commonly grown types of lettuce: leaf, head, and romaine. All three are popular as baby greens and are used in salad mixes. Cultivated lettuce is closely related to wild lettuce and both share the same insect pests and diseases.
These Organic Controls could help:
Pyrethrin Natural
Grass Family
Sweet corn is in the grass family (Graminaceae) with other cereal crops. It shares few diseases with other common vegetable crops and may be useful in crop rotations. Sweet corn shares pests with field and silage corn and so proximity to these crops is often a problem for sweet corn producers.
These Organic Controls could help:
BT Caterpillar Control
Conserve Naturalite
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