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Tag Archives: garden pests
A Great Tip to Protect Your Seedlings
In the past when I’ve transplanted seedlings in the garden, I’ve had some slug- and snail-induced disasters. Even when I’ve tried to rid my beds of the hungry critters, they seem to find a way to access the tender new … Continue reading
How to Spot Your Garden’s Beneficial Insects
Click here>> for the PDF of the Beneficial Insects Poster After noticing that I had aphids on my kale, I sprayed them with a jet of water hoping to rid the plant of them forever. Wishful thinking! I thought … Continue reading
Book Review: The City Homesteader
I am fascinated with the current interest in homesteading and all that it entails, and I like to check out new homesteading-related books. The City Homesteader: Self-Sufficiency on Any Square Footage particulary caught my eye. The author, Scott Meyer, worked … Continue reading
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Videos: How To Keep Deer From Eating Your Garden
A couple of days ago as I walked around my garden, I noticed that the previously flourishing green been I had planted in a pot had been decimated overnight. I immediately cursed all snails! How could they do so much … Continue reading
Do You Make This Mistake When Watering Your Planter Box?
Two summers after we built our backyard edible garden, I noticed that our newly planted Black Krim tomato wasn’t faring well. I was surprised because the summer before, all the tomatoes, basil, and lettuces in the same box had flourished. … Continue reading
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Slug Tavern Beer Trap
from www.HighlyUncivilized.com : “I can’t remember where I learned this trick. It was probably from my Grandfather, which means I saw it about 40 years ago and remembered it 30 years later when I started organic gardening. I don’t know … Continue reading
Book Review: Golden Gate Gardening by Pam Peirce
While at the library looking for gardening books, I suddenly remembered Pam Peirce’s book Golden Gate Gardening: The Complete Guide to Year-Round Food Gardening in the San Francisco Bay Area and Coastal California. When I first read this book, it … Continue reading
How To Get Rid Of Snails And Slugs
One problem that seems to bedevil gardeners is an ongoing problem with snails and slugs. How to get rid of them and grow organically only intensifies the problem because it requires a long term solution. No quick solutions without throwing … Continue reading
