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Showing posts with label Pests & Diseases. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pests & Diseases. Show all posts
Thursday, January 25, 2018

Tomato Plant Disease

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Ask a Vegetable Gardener, if you could grow only one plant, what would it be. Tomatoes is the overwhelming answer. How do you protect thes...
Friday, July 10, 2015

Wild Parsnip--Beautiful but Dangerous

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Wild Parsnip is blooming beautifully along the roadsides in Lanark County (and lots of other places).  While the root of this plant is edi...
Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Earwigs--Friend or Foe?

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Earwigs can be a great friend to the gardener in their place.  How can you control them without using chemicals?   Read more
Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Insects and Gardens: In Pursuit of a Garden Ecology Book Review

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Insects and Gardens Book Review.  The premis of this book is that it is time we stopped waging war on Insects.   Read more
Sunday, June 1, 2014

The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Pest and Disease Control--Book Review

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The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Pest and Disease Control--Book Review.  This handbook provides  complete guide to maintaini...
Sunday, January 5, 2014

Rose Sawfly

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What are those caterpillars that are eating my roses plants?  They aren't caterpillars, they are Rose Sawfly Larvae.  Read more

Gardening and the Pesticide Ban

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With the introduction of the ban on the use of cosmetic pesticides, gardening has become more difficult for the home gardener in Ontario.  H...

Early Blight on Tomatoes

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Why are my tomato leaves getting ugly brown splotches?  What can I do about it?   Read more

Lawn Care without Pesticides

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With the Ontario Governments ban on the use of cosmetic pesticides, many home owners are struggling to keep their lawns beautiful.  How can ...