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Growing tomatoes

… at least twice the size of the root ball and sprinkle in compost. Plant the tomato either horizontally or vertically …

Fruit Flies

… wet rags and mops can dry fully. Empty garbage and kitchen compost often, and rinse well. It also helps to rinse items …

Bindweeds

… was about twice as great when hedge bindweed was grown in compost and loam as when grown in sand, but productivity of … than other weed species and can persist in commercial compost (Wiese et al. 1998). The seeds commonly contaminate …

Toward Sustainability Foundation grants

… T., Poveda, K., Khan, Z., Midega, C. Expanding the Use of Compost for On-site Urban Soil Remediation Bassuk, N., … Mattson, N., Joyce, L., Gandelman, A., Doyle-Burr, S. Why Compost: Communicating the Positive Effect of Organic … D., Lester, D., Albam, A., Crawford, D., Shayler, H. Compost Quality for Urban Soil Remediation Bassuk, N., Neal, …

Pigweeds

… et al. 1991). Redroot pigweed emergence can be reduced by compost or manure applications, but growth of seedlings that do emerge is increased by compost (Amisi and Doohan 2010). Powell amaranth had the highest response to varying compost rates of seven crops and weeds tested (Little et al. …

Gregory Michael Peck

My research addresses the challenges of sustainably and profitably producing tree fruits. In the course of my career, I have conducted research in fruit-crop production systems in California, Washington, New York, and Virginia. My academic training spans horticulture, plant physiology, soil science, entomology, food science, plant pathology...