Category: problem
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Mosquito netting worked!
Last year I had terrible trouble growing these due to the cabbage moth and the earwigs that devoured them. When I peeked under the mosquito netting tonight I found a wonderful surprise. Big cauliflower and not a bug on it and I didn’t have to use any insecticide at all!!!
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I have so much to learn!
Who would have thought! But it’s cool if it works! Cornmeal Has Powerful Fungicidal Properties in the Garden Using Cornmeal as an Organic Fungicide Hmm… have to try this as well How to Clean Rusty Garden Tools With Tea I keep seeing all these natural ways to do things. I wonder if someone is trying…
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Swiss Chard
My swiss chard has been growing pretty well but fairly pale. Yesterday I noticed some beginnings of powdery mildew so I decided to take action. I thinned it down so I could get to the soil and also to allow it to air out. I pulled out most of the diseased leaves. Then I dug…
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Pest and Disease Finder, Bugs, Insects, Pest Control: Gardener’s Supply
Got this in the email today from gardeners about cucumber beetles being a problem in the garden. I am having some trouble with my squash and my cucumber plants suddenly looking very wilted and brown spots on the leaves. I will post pics of what they look like. I was concerned I would not get…
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Patty pan squash problems
Wondering is this is the result of no bees? Just the other day I thought these were setting. Now all I find are these shriveled up things 🙁