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Kitchen GardeningControl Colorado Potato Beetle with a Mix of Strategies
The Colorado potato beetle has become resistant to a number of commercial pesticides. Fortunately, there are physical, horticultural, and biological controls to choose from. Most likely, a mix of strategies…
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Kitchen GardeningUsing Bt to Combat Garden Pests
In addition to being a convenient way to control pests, Bt is also a good way to maintain the natural equilibrium of the ecosystem in your garden.
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Kitchen GardeningHow to Grow Superb Summer Squash
Sunken watering pots and an understory of vetch keep zucchini, crookneck squash and pattypan going strong.
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How-ToProtect Your Garden From Woodchucks
Woodchucks, also known as groundhogs, are common suburban mammals that can chomp your plants to shreds. In this article, a wildlife biologist describes the habits of the beast and reviews…
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How-ToKeeping Rabbits Out of the Kitchen Garden
Rabbits, be they jackrabbits or cottontails, can devastate your vegetable garden. Here's how to keep rabbits out of your vegetable garden without doing them harm.
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Kitchen GardeningControlling Aphids in Your Garden
Aphids are those little pear-shaped gals that congregate around the undersides of leaves or the terminal buds on your rose bushes. You won’t be bothered by them in numbers of…
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How-ToAll About Pickling Cucumbers
Compact varieties grow fast in almost any amount of space, in this article you'll learn how to select, plant, water, and use this versatile vegetable without pickling them. You'll also…
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Kitchen GardeningControlling Cucumber Beetles
Adult cucumber beetles and their larval form, the corn rootworm, can wreak havoc with corn, squash, sweet potatoes, and the leaves of legumes. Fortunately for the gardener, there are several…
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Kitchen GardeningOh, Deer
Is there any way to prevent crop razing? Topics discussed in this article include dogs, repellents, behavior modification, and fences.
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Kitchen GardeningTales of Silver Trails: Managing Slugs and Snails
Before resorting to chemical treatment, try one of the many less toxic ways to control these voracious pests.
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