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Air Pollution Reduces Flower Fragrance
National Gardening Association — The decline of honeybee and native bee populations has been widely reported in the press, and a number of factors have been attributed to the decline, such as mites, disease, and stress. Now air pollution has been added to the list of possible ...More…
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Beer Bait for Cockroaches
National Gardening Association — It's late summer and your house is loaded with fresh vegetables and flowers from your garden. While you try to keep up with the abundance of produce flowing into your home, other unwanted guests, cockroaches in particular, may be moving into your ...More…
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Antibiotics in Veggies?
National Gardening Association — Adding manure to vegetable gardens is a time-honored method of fertilizing plants. However, many animals are fed regular doses of antibiotics, and up to 90 percent of those antibiotics can pass into the urine and manure. Some gardeners are ...More…
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Barriers for Root Weevils
National Gardening Association — Root weevils are destructive pests of many plants including strawberries, raspberries, rhododendrons, euonymus, and azaleas. The young larvae feed on the roots, while the black, snouted, weevil adults emerge from the soil at night to feed on the ...More…
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Apple Diseases
National Gardening Association — Any of the three fungal diseases described here -- scab, cedar apple rust and powdery mildew -- can cause serious defoliation that threatens not just the quality of your apple crop but the future health of your trees as well. Although you could ...More…
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A Mint Condition
National Gardening Association — Years ago, a friend brought one of his college classmates to my house for a visit. The classmate was not easy to talk to, perhaps because he'd just returned from a couple of years in a Japanese monastery where he'd spent his days in silence, on .. ...More…
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Asian Long-Horned Beetle
National Gardening Association — Spring is maple syrup time in northern areas. However, the prized maple trees that give us this sweet sap are under attack. The villain is the Asian long-horned beetle (Anaplophora glabri-pennis), a pest from China that's relatively new to North ...More…
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Avoiding and Solving Common Bulb Problems
National Gardening Association — Check bulbs before buying or planting: Make sure they're firm and free of corky lesions, mold, and soft spots. Plant in well-drained soil. Provide at least half a day of sun. Full sun is best in cool climates, but midday and afternoon shade are ...More…
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A Better Solution for Powdery Mildew
National Gardening Association — For a number of years baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) sprays have been recommended for controlling powdery mildew and black spot fungal diseases on roses, phlox, and other garden plants. Baking soda has been shown to not only prevent fungal ...More…
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A Deer Control Roundup
National Gardening Association — Deer are a big problem for gardeners in many areas of the country. While there are a plethora of home and commercial remedies and deterrent methods available, it can be hard to differentiate between them and know the best overall strategy to ...More…
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Bean Pests
National Gardening Association — There are a variety of insects that attack bean family crops. Here are some of the most common culprits. The Mexican bean beetle is the worst bean pest. The beetles usually first appear before the beans blossom. They feed for a week and lay ...More…
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Bean Diseases
National Gardening Association — The most common bean diseases are: Anthracnose, bacterial blights, common bean mosaic, and rust. Anthracnose is caused by a fungus, which is carried in seeds and lives in the soil on the remains of diseased plants. Rotating crops is important for ...More…