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Garden Pests: Lots of info on other perpetrators as well
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Help! Something is cutting into my plants just barely underground!
It’s only in one planter (thank God) but it goes around the plant chewing the outer layer and then the plant withers and wilts. It does the damage just below the surface and murdered a beautiful tomato plant overnight. I’m praying that someone knows what it is and how to get rid of it too!
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Quack grass- my enemy
Does anyone have tips for fighting off quack grass? We have it all over the yard. I couldn't care less that it's in the lawn. I don't like it in the vegetable garden, but with a garden fork and diligent weeding, its manageable. What isn't so manageable is having it in my flower bed; there are roses and perennials in there,…
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Adventures in High Performance Gardening 19 - Pests & Squash Tips!
Hey hey hey! Lynn and I show you when to harvest squash and what to do with pesky leaf miners in this episode of Adventures in High Performance Gardening. With yields as big as ours, you have to dehydrate produce. I recommend investing in a dehydrator! I turned 16 pounds of lettuce into an awesome super-food blend that'll…
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What straw/hay is safe?
I was buying some large round hay bales from a farmer and he commented on some straw he saw that I had just mulched onto my food garden beds. He said that the pure golden flawless looking strands indicate that it had been sprayed just before harvest to make sure that the grains all dry at the same time. I know about this…
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Help with the ant problem
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Best spray for powdery mildew on squash
So we are planting extra squash this year, and Dash's video got me thinking about how I'm actually going to keep this crop alive. We live in a fairly humid valley, and get plenty of not-so-friendly fungi. Every year the Powdery mildew somehow manages to catch me by surprise; this year I am going to have a plan in place. I…
