Extend Growing Season, Grow for Size or Battle with Blight

To extend the growing season, grow for size or to battle with blight - here are some ideas I've found recently:

For blight in potatoes, try Sarpo Gwyn (Thompson & Morgan)
Late blight on outside tomatoes, try Losetto (T&M)
Downy mildew try onion set Santero F1 (T&M, Marshalls, Dobies)
Leek rust - Sprintan F1 (D)
To extend the growing season, try Squash Harrier F1 (T&M)
To counteract bolting - Coriander Calypso (T&M, also Tuckers, D and M)
Melon Outdoor Wonder (M)

Idea to try: a pumpkin with a butternut squash flavour is Squashkin (M)


Unfortunately, commercial growers want short harvest intervals, high yields and uniformity.  These are at odds with us alotmenteers and vegetable gardeners who want to be able to pick little and often, over a long period of time.


Ideas to extend the picking period include:

1. Keep picking
2. Water regularly
3. Control insects and diseases
4. Feed lightly
5. Enough sunlight
6. Weed
7. Succession planting
8. Plant in the autumn
9. Floating row covers
10. Share the bounty!

From: http://gardening.about.com/od/vegetablepatch/a/LongProducing.htm

Also: http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/4dmg/VegFruit/extveg.htm