While prevention is always the best medicine, sometimes pest outbreaks can occur. The homemade insecticide spray given below is very
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Category: Help! (How to Garden)
Pest and Disease Control
The best defense against pests is having a strong, stress-free plant, which begins with healthy fertile soil, and sufficient water
Read More...Soil Fertility
It all starts in the soil! It is impossible to overstate how important a rich and fertile soil is to
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To help with spacing in a city garden, put a square foot grid over your garden bed. Below are templates
Read More...Cucumber Beetle
Description Adult cucumber beetles are 5 mm (¼”) in length, greenish yellow and are identified differently by their backs. The
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Description Also known as Cabbage butterfly, or Cabbage white. These insects have a 4 cm (1.5″) wingspan. They often have
Read More...Slugs and Snails
Description Slugs are slimy, rather gross creatures that eat plants and decomposing materials. Adults vary in colour from almost white
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Description Black, green or brown, small soft-bodied insects, pear-shaped; long antennae; two tubes projecting rearward from abdomen. They congregate in
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