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Many States Are Implementing Stringent Restrictions on Chemicals for Parks and Recreation

Posted by on 11/25/2020 to Environment

Land managers often find it arduous to balance the need for effective weed and pest management with conserving the land’s valuable resources. It is not a secret that pesticides are full of chemicals and these are harmful to humans and animals alike. To reduce the negative environmental and health impacts, many cities and states are implementing stringent restrictions on the use of chemical pesticides in their parks and recreation departments.

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How to Get Compost Started and Protect Against Pests

Posted by on 9/4/2020 to Gardening Tips

There’s never a bad time to start composting – a practice that will revolutionize your household water management and your yard. Composting reduces garbage removal costs, reduces plastic-use, and keeps garbage bins from getting soggy or smelly. For your yard, garden, or farm, compost adds nutrients back into soil, increases soil water retention, and reduces the need for fertilizer. There are few keys components necessary to create compost, all of which are already in your house or easily accessible.

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Creating a Holistic Green-Space for Nature’s Benefit and Your Own

Posted by on 8/20/2020 to Agriculture

Whether you are a garden-enthusiast, commercial agriculturist, or somewhere in the middle, when it comes to producing any kind of healthy plant or crop you need to consider the bugs that they will attract. The relationship between “good” bugs, pests, and our plants goes beyond our control as cultivators. It is our job, however, to support this relationship and where appropriate exploit this relationship to the benefit of our produce. Bugs support healthy ecosystems, and we can attract the “good” ones to protect against the pesky ones.

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Plant companions and arch enemies

Posted by on 8/10/2020 to Agriculture

Mutually beneficial relationships exist all throughout nature, between birds and insects, insects and flowers, flowers and your favorite garden veggies. Many of your garden veggies are also engaged with mycorrhizal fungi, a healthy fungus that transfers nutrients. There are some companion plant celebrities, like mustard that grows in the vineyards of California, or asters and goldenrod that seem to always find each other in a wildflower field. Regardless, there are often deep-rooted causes and impacts of these relationships.

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Foliar Nematodes on Hosta

Posted by Truly on 9/11/2013 to Agriculture

Nematodes are a type of roundworm. They are very small in size and transparent, they often go unnoticed. However, these plant parasitic nematodes can cause significant damage to the roots and foliage of garden plants. Foliar nematodes live in and feed on the leaves and buds of plants such as peonies, hostas, chrysanthemums, begonias, columbines and azaleas.

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P. Allen Smith Picks BioSafe Systems' Garden Products

Posted by Jason on 9/2/2012 to Environment

P. Allen Smith is a renowned television host, gardening and lifestyle expert and award-winning designer, sometimes referred to as the Martha Stewart of the South. Mr. Smith recently announced his choice of BioSafe Systems for disease control, the producers of a line of environmentally friendly home and garden products.

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OxiDate Ready-to-Spray on Powdery Mildew

Posted by Jason on 6/18/2012 to Gardening Tips

Thanks to the Grumpy Gardener for the mention of our broad-spectrum OxiDate fungicide as a viable organic option for combating Powdery Mildew on Crepe Myrtle. I invite you give his article a read for some common sense tips on preventing Powdery Mildew.

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Organic Apples and Fungicides

Posted by Jason on 5/7/2012 to Agriculture

A recent article on Forbes online magazine explores Five Reasons to Eat Organic Apples: Pesticides, Healthy Communities and You, that is worth a read for those of us that consume a fair amount of apples. The reasons given are compelling and the ensuing comments are also worth a read.

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Verticillium Wilt in Trees: Assessment, Treatment & Prevention

Posted by Jason on 4/17/2012 to Gardening Tips

An increasing number of home gardeners are looking for solutions to soil-borne diseases such as Verticillium (maple) wilt. In trees Verticillium can be hard to diagnose as symptoms are often confused with other causes such as drought stress or compacted soil. If the tree is exhibiting die-back of branches or leaf scorch there may be a possibility that these symptoms could be caused by Verticillium. To make a sure determination of the cause of the symptoms make a slanted cut in the affected branch below where the tree is wilted or scorched.

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Composting for your organic garden: Three important tips to consider…

Posted by Brady on 8/30/2011 to Gardening Tips

Most organic gardening enthusiasts will agree that utilizing healthy composting material in your garden as a soil substrate/amendment can be very beneficial to the health of your garden. However, like most healthy gardening strategies there are some important points to consider before you jump in with both feet. Read on for a few facts that you should be mindful of before using compost in your organic garden.

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