Root Maggot Information
There are several different species that target different host plants. Onion maggots seek out anything in the onion family, including garlic and leeks; cabbage maggots look for any cabbage-family plant, including broccoli or turnips. Both onion ... [... more]
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Harlequin Bugs
Insects suck sap from the leaves causing blotching, followed by wilting and death. Harlequin Bug Information - Harlequin Bugs Pest Control [... more]
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Leaf Miners
Leaf Miner Information - Leaf Miners Pest Control Larvae tunnel inside leaves and stunt growth. [... more]
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Slugs
Lay boards on the ground as a trap. Remove slugs that collect under the boards. Create a protective border with sand, lime, or ashes. Place saucers of beer around the garden as traps. Hand pick slugs, or sprinkle them with salt. [... more]
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Aphids
Make your own soap spray by adding a few drops of liquid soap to a gallon of water. Soap-Shield, nicotine, pyrethrum, sabadilla, summer horticultural spray oil. Place aluminum foil on the ground under young plants. Sap is sucked from leaves ... [... more]
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Early Blight Information
Plant in well-drained soil where air circulation is good. Rotate crops and destroy any volunteer potato or tomato plants. Don't wet foliage when watering. Amend soil with compost, and fertilize plants judiciously to maintain plant vigor. Use ... [... more]
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Whitefly
Although all whitefly tend to look alike, there are two major types - greenhouse whitefly and silverleaf whitefly (formerly sweetpotato whitefly). The greenhouse whitefly has been recorded on over 250 plants while the silverleaf whitefly attacks ... [... more]
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Bacterial Blight Information
Bacterial blight occurs over most of the United States. Several different strains can infect both snap and lima beans. Common blight (pictured) causes large, water-soaked, light green spots on leaves that later turn brown. Water-soaked spots ... [... more]
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Blossom End Rot Information
Blossom End Rot (BER) is a physiological disorder of tomatoes, peppers, and cucurbits caused by a calcium imbalance within the plant. Fluctuations in soil moisture, excessively wet or dry soil, excessive nitrogen fertilizer, roots damaged by ... [... more]
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Information About Catfacing And Growth Cracks
Catfacing (photo above left) is a tomato disorder that causes fruits to become distorted and puckered; bands of tan or gray scar tissue run across the surface. Symptoms are often most pronounced at the blossom end. It occurs when conditions such ... [... more]
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Fungus Gnats
Adult female fungus gnats deposit approximately 100 to 150 eggs on the surface of the soil close to the stem of the plant. The life cycle of the gnat continues as they hatch in 4 to 6 days into the larval stage, which feed on fungi, organic ... [... more]
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Growing Food In the High Desert Country
 Growing Food in the High Desert Country is a comprehensive gardening book with emphasis on growing vegetables. The author seeks to help the high desert dweller cope with the problems of raising plants in a dry land. From practical experience, she learned ... [... more]
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