Common Vegetable Problems

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When growing vegetables, it is important to be aware of possible problems that can affect certain families of vegetables.  For example: cucurbits with mosaic virus, squash bugs, or powdery mildew; tomatoes and peppers with blossom end rot, sunscald, stink bug or cat facing; corn with earworm or smut; and several others you need to be aware of. We will also cover what can be done to avoid these problems or properly deal with them if they do occur.