Pests and Disease - Page 21 of 34 - Fine Gardening
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Design
The Best Varieties of Campanula
Contemplating the myriad of campanulas makes me feel like a kid in a candy store. The diversity of floral shapes, blossom colors, and plant habits is both astounding and enticing.…
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How-To
How to Grow Cucumbers
Good riddance to the cucumbers of a few decades ago—those fat, green, spiny, tough-skinned, and acid-producing fruit that were once served with iceberg lettuce and bottled dressing. Today’s cucumber is…
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How-To
Trapping Garden Pests With Yellow
Yellow can attract (and therefore trap) two of the worst gardening pests, the destructive cucumber beetle and the dreaded squash vine borer.
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How-To
Why Won’t My Orchid Rebloom?
Understanding the basic needs of orchids is the secret to spurring new buds
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Kitchen Gardening
The Secrets to Growing Great Winter Squash
There’s nothing more American than apple pie. Or is there? Winter squashes belong to the fall season—and to us—in a way that apples (a transplant from Eurasia) never will. Native…
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How-To
Get Those Seedlings in the Ground
Whether you raise them yourself or buy them, help ease the way for tender young plants
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Design
How to Grow Raspberries
Select an everbearing variety, practice a few trellising and pruning tricks, and pick berries from July through fall
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How-To
Deer-Proof Electric Fence
Just a bit shocking, this simple fence can keep deer from devouring your vegetables