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Mealybug Control in the Organic Garden
Mealybugs damage leaves and shoots of many garden plants in the landscape. Kill mealybugs on vegetables and flowers without using chemical pesticides.
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Common Rose Pests - Part 3: Whiteflies and Mealybugs
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A Bacterium in a Bacterium?!
The first time ever scientists have discovered a bacterium that lives inside another bacterium. Surprises never cease.
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Common Houseplant Pests
Houseplants can fall prey to a variety of insects just like outdoor plants, but most are easy to get rid of. Here's a quick overview of the most common ones.
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A SHORT COURSE IN INDOOR PLANT PESTS--PART I
This article begins a discussion of common indoor plant pests. Aphids and mealybugs are covered in Part I.
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What's Bugging Your Plants?
There are many insects that can destroy your houseplants. Here's a close look at six of them.
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Biological Controls in the Garden
a brief description and table of biological controls available to the gardener for controlling common pests and diseases
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Pests and Diseases in the Vegetable Garden
Common pests found in the vegetable garden and the diseases spread by these insects. A closer look for the beginning gardener.
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Ladybugs
Ladybugs are friendly interesting insects. Find out more about them in this week's article.
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Beneficial Insects: A Boon to Butterflies and Gardeners!
Introducing "beneficial insects" into your garden will help decrease harmful and destructive garden pests while increasing the butterfly and hummingbird population. This in turn will help to restore and enhance Mother Nature's worldwide ecosystem.
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Organic Pest Controls
There are many organic methods gardeners can use to control unwanted insects, fungal infections and weeds.
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Click Beetles/Wireworms
A neutral pest in most gardens. They can be nice to you but if you plant the right crop, they turn nasty. Read all about this turncoat beetle.
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Common Rose Pests - Part 2: Mites and Scales
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Ladybugs in the Organic Garden
Welcome ladybugs to the organic garden to kill several common pests without using any pesticides or chemicals.
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Lewisias: Rock Garden Challenges
Lewisias have rigid requirements for water, drainage, light, and space. With these satisfied, they live and blossom happily for years in an alpine environment.
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Buy and Care for Organic Poinsettias
When the organic garden lies fallow in the winter, many gardeners rely on houseplants like poinsettias to extend their hobby into the winter months.
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Insect Controls
Insect controls for the garden. Biological controls, such as B.t. Insecticidal soaps and horticultural oils.
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June Garden Questions & Answers
June Garden Questions & Answers: whiteflies, epsom salt rose fertilizer recipe, ant control.
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All About Dieffenbachia
A guide to this popular and beautiful houseplant. which has decorated homes and offices for decades.
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Garden Tasks for May in Hot to Warm Climates
Monthly chores and checks needed in vegetable, fruit and herb gardens for the month of May where the weather is hot.
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How to Grow a Loquat Tree
Loquat makes a wonderful edition to the home orchard. Fruits are small but pack a big burst of flavor.
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Organic Pest Control and Pesticide
Do it yourself pest control: Homemade natural pesticide, organic pesticide, fungicide, organic pest control, insecticide, insect repellent, to control gardening pest
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Aloe (Aloe barbadensis, A. vera)
Herb Gardening is a bi-weekly column on growing, harvesting herbs; culinary, medicinal and crafting uses. This week's article is on aloe vera.
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The Polyxena Species
Polyxena is a lovely small species from South Africa. Easily grown from seed and one you should contemplate adding to your garden collection.
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Attracting Beneficial Insects to the Garden
Beneficial insects make it possible for gardeners to manage pests organically. This can lessen or eliminate the use of potentially harmful synthetic pesticides.
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Growing Lemon Trees in Home Orchards
Lemon trees are one of the easiest fruit trees to grow in an average-sized suburban yard or garden.
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FRUIT NEWS FOR MAY
New varieties and blueberry burgers are in the news for May. Here's the rundown on the latest fruit news.
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Garden Dreams and a Winter Meal
Which seeds will grow the best plants for you? Winter garden planning, and while you're planning, have a bowl of Winter Stew...
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Grow Organic Citrus
How to grow citrus organically? Consider climatic and cultural aspects to produce abundant crops. Written by Geoffrey Ian Miller.
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Start Your Windowsill Garden Now
With Fall and winter approaching, thoughts naturally turn towards capturing some of the beauty of spring and summer and keeping it inside for the cold months. Growing herbs inside can help keep you in touch with life and nature as well as provide favorite fresh tastes to meals.
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Using Insecticides Part 2
continuing this important discussion on the use of pesticides in our society and the alternatives to chemicals.
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Beneficial Insects
In a natural garden there are many beneficial insects that keep 'pest' species under control.
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Common Rose Pests - Part 6: Grasshoppers and Leaf Cutter Bee
Part 6 and conclusion of the continuing series on common rose pests. This week, grasshoppers and the Leaf Cutter Bee.
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I Like Spiders
From spiders to hanging plants.
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Organic Sprays
Here are some sprays which are useful in controlling insects and disease in your garden.
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Yellow Leaves on My Roses - Part 3
The last in the series, this article address the pests and diseases that can cause yellow leaves.
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Common Rose Pests - Part 1: Aphids and Thrips
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Doing in the aphids - organically
Tips for getting rid of aphids in your garden, on street trees and a few points about beneficial insects in the garden.
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Part 2 - Will This Plant Grow In My Yard? Planning Before Planting
Instead of crossing your fingers and hoping that your plants will survive or relying on inaccurate advice that is meant to be helpful but you come to find out, wasn't - don't give up your yard! I can help you learn how to plan before you plant so that you can successfully enjoy your Florida landscape. The second in a series of ten articles on Florida-friendly landscaping teaching how to make good decisions in selecting landscape plants for your yard.
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