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Archive for August, 2010

Treating Powdery Mildew the Organic Way

Saturday, August 21st, 2010

saferThe bad news is its Powdery Mildew Season,  the good news is there is a good organic treatment for it called Safer Garden Fungicide..  Safer helps to prevent it from spreading.  Powdery Mildew is a fungus that is spread by wind, water and by us working amongst the plants.  It is mostly on the tops of the leaves and is white and powdery.   You will find it most years on squash, cucumbers, lilacs, roses and more.

The best thing you can do in future years is to anticipate mildew season early and start spring Safer ahead of time.  The sulfur in the product changes the ph of the leaf and prevents mildew from growing.

Treating Beetles in the Garden

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

earwigs3 blister-beetles1spotted-cucWe’re seeing lots of bugs this year and especially over populations of earwigs on everything, blister beetles (gray elongated body) on clematis especially and spotted cucumber beetle on squash blooms.To treat Earwigs and Blister Beetles we have a selection of products to choose from containing spinosad (organic) in it.  Rotenone Dust (organic) also works well on Blister Beetle, but it is hard to find and should be used with caution and a mask should be worn when applying it.

Spotted Cucumber Beetle likes to gather in and feed on blossoms of squash and cucumber, so you can use the blossoms as a trap and collect them or use a spray with pyrethrin in it.

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