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Tucker GA
February 7, 2012, 7:15 am
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Organic Gardening and Planting Guides
Monday, August 9th, 2010
Here are two useful publications from the UGA Cooperative Extension: "Growing Vegetables Organically" and "Vegetable Planting Chart."
Early Blight on Tomatoes
Sunday, July 25th, 2010
One of the problems that is common with tomatoes in our area is Early Blight. Early Blight is a fungal disease and is rather difficult to control once it has infected a plant. Plants that have been stressed tend to be perfect targets for Early Blight. Blight on tomatoes starts out with concentric brown spots [...]
Organic Solution for Tomato Hornworms
Thursday, July 15th, 2010
A few people in the garden have recently found the tomato hornworm taking big bites out of their tomato plants. They are large (3″-4″ in length) green caterpillars with 8 white stripes on their back. Considering their large size, they are remarkably good at concealing themselves. They are so good at hiding, in fact, that [...]
More Squash Problems
Friday, June 25th, 2010
As noted in a previous post, the Squash Vine Borer can be a viscous pest in the garden. A few squash plants in the garden area have already fallen victim to the grubs that enter and destroy the stem. One of the food pantry squash plants was attacked and heavily damaged as well. Earlier this [...]
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