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Save Our SkillsIn today’s episode I discuss how Thomas Jefferson gardened. This is a fair question since we can probably learn some things from a time when pesticides and herbicides didn’t exist and it was probably a good idea to grow some of your own food. My how far we’ve moved from that! So . . . → Read More: Episode 177 How Thomas Jefferson Gardened
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I am constantly asked for advice about “pests”. If I were to do a pie chart on the questions I’m asked about – pests would be more than a few pieces of said pie. This is always my answer: I don’t do much about pests. I pick them when I see them and I can. . . . → Read More: PLEASE BELIEVE ME!!! Series of truths A garden without some level of “pest” presence is not a healthy garden. Its paradoxical I know. If you don’t have “pest” insects then you don’t have a food source for the beneficials. I’m not saying introduce pests but I’m saying when you spray them you prevent the rest of the ecosystem . . . → Read More: Episode 171 The “Truth” About Pests Today we are joined by Steve Hazzard, President and Founder of Organic Control Inc. (www.organiccontrol.com) Also known Orcon, Steve has chosen to support the show by becoming a sponsor. Join us today as we discuss: Orcon’s mission and why its important. Dealing with the “only good bug is a dead bug” mythos. How IPM . . . → Read More: Episode 167 Beneficial Insects with Steve Hazzard Name: Bean Leaf Beetle Eats: Your bean plants. What makes them good: They only really eat beans. What makes them a pain: I call them the teflon bug. You can’t catch them. They jump or fly away and hide! They can really devastate a bean patch. Management strategy: Break up your bean plantings into . . . → Read More: Two Insects You Should Get to Know! Its hard to define sometimes but its essentially using the inherent characteristics of one plant to benefit other plants. Its building an ecosystem! Reasons: Improve taste or effectiveness of a crop. Draw in beneficial insects. Fool plant predating insects. Trap Crop Shield Crop Physical advantages Nutrient advantages The best companion plants may often times be . . . → Read More: Episode 149 Comprehensive Companion Planting On every stem, on every leaf,… and at the root of everything that grew, was a professional specialist in the shape of grub, caterpillar, aphis, or other expert, whose business it was to devour that particular part. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes Though I do not agree with some of his politics, Holmes has a point here. . . . → Read More: Quote of the Week #3 |
 
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