Pickleworm
This caterpillar is mainly a problem in the southeastern United States. It feeds on the blossoms, stems, and developing fruits of summer squash, and occasionally cucumbers and muskmelons. The adult moths emerge in spring after overwintering as ... [... more]
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A Calendar of Carrots
It's fall, and gardeners' thoughts turn to the wealth of colorful carrots maturing underground, in anticipation of the sweet flavor brought on by the warm days and cool nights. With planning, however, you can dig fresh carrots through much more ... [... more]
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Bears
In bear country, these lumbering creatures can cause extensive damage to berry patches and gardens, and can be a threat to people if crossed. Although they are considered inhabitants of rural, mountainous, wilderness areas, bears are being seen ... [... more]
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Sweeter Sweet Corn
Remember supersweet corn? About 20 years ago, it was touted as the corn of the future. Bred with the so-called shrunken gene, supersweet varieties contain two to three times as much sucrose as normal sweet corn, and maintain that level up to 48 ... [... more]
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A San Antonio Success
On what used to be a caliche parking lot in one of the toughest neighborhoods of San Antonio, 205 fourth and fifth graders now plant, care for and harvest vegetables in spring and fall at the Avenida Guadalupe Garden. Under the leadership of ... [... more]
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A Tomato a Day May Keep the Doctor Away
Summer means fresh tomatoes, but the tomato has not always held its lofty position as queen of the vegetable garden. At one time they were considered poisonous, then they were touted as an aphrodisiac. The French even adorned them with the name ... [... more]
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'Ears To Your Transplants
You've tried wafers, cubes, blocks, peat pots and bands. How about corncobs? Old cobs can make great seed-starting containers. Cut dry corncobs into 2" sections. Soak them in manure tea for about a month, until they're son but still hold theft ... [... more]
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A Kinder Garden: A Profile of Rose Ferrigno
Rose Ferrigno has gardening in her blood. Her grandfather was a vegetable farmer and her father owned a produce business while she was growing up. So it was a natural jump for Rose to think about bringing together her two loves -- gardens and ... [... more]
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Vegetable and Bean Harvest Soup
When I come in from working in the garden on a crisp fall afternoon, nothing is more satisfying than the smell of bread rising and soup simmering on the stove -- particularly if that soup is made from vegetables I've grown and harvested. I like ... [... more]
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Adding More Fertilizer to Peppers
Peppers, eggplant, and okra are fairly big eaters, but they don't like their nourishment all in one dose. Sidedress them a few times during the growing season. Side-dressing is working a small amount of fertilizer into the soil three inches from ... [... more]
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Add Beneficial Fungi When Planting
Many gardeners, especially those in warm areas, are still planting bulbs, trees, and shrubs, and adding soil amendments such as compost and fertilizer when planting. But the most critical additive may be fungi. Mycorrhizae are fungi that colonize ... [... more]
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All About Horseradish
Horseradish is a perennial root crop, planted from tuberous roots rather than seeds. Once you plant a few cuttings, they take hold quickly, spreading and multiplying year after year. The plants reproduce abundantly, so plant only three to six ... [... more]
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