Tag Archives: pests

New Study Pinpoints Lyme Disease Risk Areas

April 1, 2012 | Dorian Winslow | 2

If you live in a light green area of this map, you probably don’t need to read further. However, if you live in or visit the yellow or red areas, read on. The map came out of a study on …

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Solarizing Soil

September 20, 2011 | Meghan Shinn | 5

We want to clear an area of lawn and replace it with a vegetable garden. I’ve heard of “solarizing”—can you tell me if this would be the best way to go and can we do it over the winter so we’ll be ready to plant in spring?

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Book Review: Good Bug Bad Bug (2nd Ed.)

September 4, 2011 | Kylee Baumle | 0

Good Bug Bad Bug: Who’s Who, What They Do, and How to Manage Them Organically by Jessica Walliser 95 pages St. Lynn’s Press, 2nd Edition, Updated, 2011 List price: $17.95 The fact that this book is in its Second Edition …

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Fighting Spider Mites

August 30, 2011 | Meghan Shinn | 9

Read up on signs of spider mites and how to get rid of them.

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Book Review: Wicked Bugs

July 20, 2011 | Kylee Baumle | 0

Wicked Bugs The Louse That Conquered Napoleon’s Army & Other Diabolical Insects by Amy Stewart 288 pages Algonquin Books, 2011 List Price: $18.95 In the spirit of the wildly successful Wicked Plants, author Amy Stewart has done it again. This …

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Year of the Mosquito

June 13, 2011 | Meghan Shinn | 12

The spring and early summer of 2011 have seen record-setting floods in the Mississippi River basin and high rainfall amounts in much of the United States. Joseph Conlon, technical advisor for the American Mosquito Control Association, predicts “a bumper crop” …

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A Plant that Deters Deer

May 23, 2011 | Meghan Shinn | 33

This tip was offered by a guest at our Smart Gardening Workshop on “Deer-Resistant Gardening”. See what plant you might try as a way to ward off deer.

Garden How-To :: Episode 10: All Garden Bugs

May 17, 2011 | Kathy Ballard Cropp | 0

In this episode of Garden How-To, Kathy Cropp discusses beneficial and damaging insects commonly encountered in gardens. She interviews her daughter, Darcy Cropp, a certified pesticide applicator and market grower of flowers and vegetables, for her perspective. This episode includes …

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Deer-Resistant Landscaping

April 28, 2011 | Meghan Shinn | 0

It is far beyond frustrating to spend good time, energy and money planning and planting a beautiful garden only to watch deer treat it as a personal all-you-can-eat buffet.

Deer-resistant Shrubs

April 25, 2011 | Meghan Shinn | 19

This past winter the deer ate several of my shrubs that I was told they wouldn’t touch, including hollies and some low roses. Can you recommend some truly deer-resistant shrubs?

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Protecting Bulbs from Critters

October 12, 2010 | Meghan Shinn | 7

Try this advice to keep mice, voles, chipmunks and other animals from eating your flower bulbs.

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