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Gardening Tips for Seedy Characters: Week 29

July 26, 2017 at 11:35 am

What to do this week I don’t know about you, but this time of year I think a lot about garden pests. I do like to put science in this column once in a while, so maybe it is time for a little biology lesson. This is prime breeding seasonRead More

Cucumber beetle. (Photo by Scott Bauer,  US Dept of Agriculture https://www.ars.usda.gov/oc/images/photos/k7765-1/, via Wikimedia Commons)

Gardening Tips for Seedy Characters: Week 23

June 14, 2017 at 1:05 pm

What to do this week There are tricks to beating the pest cycle in the garden. Knowing the life-cycle of the one you want to beat and figuring out a work-around is critical. Having problems with cucumber beetle? They are expanding their range with climate change and are becoming anRead More