Field and Garden: Blossom end rot, white grubs and cucumber beetles

There’s a 50/50 chance that we still have 60 frost-free days ahead of us. That’s enough time to plant and harvest some garden crops.

Plants grow more slowly as the days grow shorter and the nights become cooler. But any vegetable that can reach maturity within 45 days of planting is likely to succeed.

Lettuce, spinach, radish and turnip are good crops in fall gardens.

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