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| Pest control | 7/24/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I have a shady yard. How can I get rid of the ticks and mosquitos?
A: A common problem. Very different pests. Both evil. Mosquitoes were an issue during recent past ...
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| Long squash | 7/23/2007 | Mack Jean |
Q: My plant is stated producing the squash; however, after an inch and a half in size, it started ...
A: I suspect either downy or powdery mildew may be the problem with your squash. Downy mildew: This ...
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| Russian Sage | 7/23/2007 | Frank and Vicky Giannangelo |
Q: This is one of the most wonderful smelling plants on earth! I love sage and I use it in cooking ...
A: Culinary sage is named Salvia officinalis, and Russian sage is technically not a sage but named ...
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| organic weed control | 7/19/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: Weeds are overtaking my yard. What can you recommend to eliminate them without destroying the ...
A: About 15 years ago, researchers at Iowa State discovered that Corn Meal Gluten is such an effective ...
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| STINK BUGS!! | 7/14/2007 | Frank and Vicky Giannangelo |
Q: I have what seems to be hundreds of stink bugs in my garden. Are they good or bad, and if they are ...
A: Stink Bugs (Cosmopepla bimaculata) belong to the order called Hemiptera, in the Family Pentatomidae ...
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| sapplings | 7/13/2007 | Charlotte Brunkhorst |
Q: I have a huge tree stump from a tree I had to have cut down last year. I'm getting lot's of growth ...
A: The organic way, place a black plastic bag around it tightly when the temp is hot, and leave it a ...
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| Wild Onions | 7/12/2007 | Frank and Vicky Giannangelo |
Q: Do you know of an organic way -- no chemicals -- to get rid of or at least to avoid "catching" wild ...
A: I was just saying that chemical herbicides would work if you wanted to go that route. I wouldn't ...
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| Pest problem | 7/6/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: Something is eating the leaves off my green beans. My garden is totally fenced in. the green beans ...
A: Slugs or Japanese Beetles? They love to sneak out at night and dine on vegetables. Go outside with ...
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| green beans | 7/5/2007 | Charlotte Brunkhorst |
Q: I have little, yellow, spiny bugs on my green beans. They start by eating on the leaves and then ...
A: I put everything I could think of in search to find these bugs. They don't sound like any I have ...
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| Splice Trees | 7/5/2007 | Mack Jean |
Q: I was wondering if a person could splice a cherry tree and or a grape vine. How would you get ...
A: I am referring you to a website that provides detailed information about the propagation of fruit ...
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| how to plant bellpeppers and acorn squash | 7/4/2007 | Mack Jean |
Q: We bought some seedling bell peppers and acorn squash plants a few months ago but i have not grown ...
A: Bell peppers and acorn squash should be planted in hills. The hill is simply a mound of soil about ...
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| Wild Onions | 7/3/2007 | Frank and Vicky Giannangelo |
Q: Do you know of an organic way -- no chemicals -- to get rid of or at least to avoid "catching" wild ...
A: Pre-emergent herbicides are spread on the lawn before certain weeds sprout. They create a film on ...
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| Sugar on lawn/pests? | 7/1/2007 | Charlotte Brunkhorst |
Q: Charlotte. I was researching the use of corn gluten meal on lawns, and found your page. I love the ...
A: Hm, do not understand this. I answered this last night, then went in and changed that notice on my ...
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| growing bell peppers | 6/28/2007 | Mack Jean |
Q: My daughter brought home a 4-pack of yellow bell peppers to plant. There's a reference to planting ...
A: "Hilling" is a method of planting various vegetables in the garden. Crops such as summer squash, ...
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| Converting from chemicals to organic lawn | 6/27/2007 | Frank and Vicky Giannangelo |
Q: After a lot of soul searching, I have finally concluded that an organic lawn program is something I ...
A: It can be done gradually. It is mostly a matter of balancing the soil so it will be healthy. For ...
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| organic weed control | 6/25/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: Weeds are overtaking my yard. What can you recommend to eliminate them without destroying the ...
A: This largely depends on where you live. I live on the North Shore of Long Island, New York. ...
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| Lawncare - Clover Problem | 6/21/2007 | Charlotte Brunkhorst |
Q: Do you have an organic remedy for killing clover without harming the lawn? Thank you.
A: Yes a total organic lawn care program. Here is he program I have followed for the last 10 years or ...
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| Worms in acid soils? | 6/20/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: The soil of my land is of old volcanic origin, in some places rather reddish brown, in others just ...
A: I have a followup message for you from a fellow reader, my friend: Questioner: Pat Tyler Country: ...
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| weed and pest control | 6/19/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I'm looking for organic ways to take care of slugs, catepillars, and weeds for both vegetable ...
A: A copper strip will form a barrier that Slugs cannot cross without being shocked. It works rain or ...
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| Worms in acid soils? | 6/17/2007 | Mack Jean |
Q: The soil of my land is of old volcanic origin, in some places rather reddish brown, in others just ...
A: The species of worms in your soil is not the issue, your soil conditions are the likely culprit. ...
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| Worms in acid soils? | 6/17/2007 | Charlotte Brunkhorst |
Q: The soil of my land is of old volcanic origin, in some places rather reddish brown, in others just ...
A: Your question is confusing. You say, "I also applied the from,,,,,, The what? Using chemicals kills ...
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| Worms in acid soils? | 6/17/2007 | Frank and Vicky Giannangelo |
Q: The soil of my land is of old volcanic origin, in some places rather reddish brown, in others just ...
A: It is a soil building question, because 90% of the garden activity is in the soil. It all starts ...
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| yellowing leaves on tomatoes | 6/11/2007 | Frank and Vicky Giannangelo |
Q: We have had a somewhay cooler and wetter spring this year up to a week or so ago and now it's ...
A: It sounds like it might be a TMV virus (Tobacco Mosaic Virus) if anyone has been smoking around the ...
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| ants | 6/10/2007 | Frank and Vicky Giannangelo |
Q: please tell me how to get rid of garden ants from my garden
A: They usually don't do too much harm. Ants are insects in the Order Hymenoptera, and it should be ...
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| green bean pests | 6/1/2007 | Frank and Vicky Giannangelo |
Q: I planted Blue Lake pole beans a few weeks ago, and the sprouts are immediately attacked and eaten ...
A: You could grow your beans pots on the patio, planting 6 beans in each pot, using good quality ...
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| green bean pests | 6/1/2007 | Charlotte Brunkhorst |
Q: I planted Blue Lake pole beans about 3 weeks ago. As the sprouts break the surface of the soil they ...
A: I searched all over for an organic repellant for this pest, and all I could find is to remove all ...
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| growing green beans | 6/1/2007 | Mack Jean |
Q: I planted Blue Lake pole beans this spring, and as the sprouts began breaking the surface of the ...
A: Slaters also known as Wood Lice can chew the bean seeds as they germinate or shortly after ...
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| lemon peels | 5/31/2007 | Charlotte Brunkhorst |
Q: Are they good for your vegetable garden as well for your flowers..?? Thanks
A: Sure they are. Organics are to use on everything. You don't have to worry about burns from chemicals ...
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| Potato bugs | 5/29/2007 | Frank and Vicky Giannangelo |
Q: How is the best way for me to get rid of potato bugs without using inseticides??
A: The Potato Bug, or The Colorado potato beetle, it is a plump yellow beetle with black stripes he and ...
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| safety of public compost | 5/25/2007 | Frank and Vicky Giannangelo |
Q: Our city offers free compost from the lawn and garden waste they compost. The yard waste is ...
A: You never know what people (or the city) does to their yards. I would not trust it. The organic ...
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| Organic Herbicide | 5/19/2007 | Mack Jean |
Q: I duck hunt that has both ponds and crops. We have used herbicides such as Roundup to kill the ...
A: Hubenak: In response to your follow-up question regarding the use of salt combined with vinegar as ...
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| soil | 5/18/2007 | Frank and Vicky Giannangelo |
Q: I asked about the vermiculite. To be more clear, I wonder if it's completely safe to use? Are ...
A: Yes, it is completely safe to use. Horticultural vermiculite is basically a hydrated phlogopite ...
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| How much spaced needed | 5/17/2007 | Frank and Vicky Giannangelo |
Q: I am from Australia. We have sold our city house and am moving to a smaller city near sydney ...
A: We used our GreenzBox (see our website for information about it at: http://www.avant-gardening.com) ...
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| vegan organic | 5/3/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I would like to plant a small kitchen garden and wish to know how best to feed it without the ...
A: Good question. Let me see if I understand you correctly. You don't want to use any animal derived ...
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| manure from commercially raised ducks | 4/13/2007 | Frank and Vicky Giannangelo |
Q: Does manure from commercially raised ducks contain hormone and/or chemical residues not advisable ...
A: I don't think composting will make a difference even if you run it through a lot of earthworms, but ...
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| manure from commercially raised ducks | 4/12/2007 | Frank and Vicky Giannangelo |
Q: Does manure from commercially raised ducks contain hormone and/or chemical residues not advisable ...
A: Hormones are not allowed in U.S. duck or goose production. The FSIS (Food Safety Inspection ...
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| organic food regulation | 4/5/2007 | Frank and Vicky Giannangelo |
Q: Do you think organic farms should have to be certified to be sold as organic? Would you like this ...
A: Organic farms should be "certified organic" in order for the food they grow to be sold as organic, ...
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| Tomato - Curly leaves | 3/31/2007 | Charlotte Brunkhorst |
Q: I planted a tomato plant for the first time. Soil is well-drained and sandy, dark with humus. ...
A: I am going to try to get a tomato crop, again this year. I haven't had much luck in the past few ...
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| agricultural corn meal as a fungicide | 3/30/2007 | Charlotte Brunkhorst |
Q: You recommended agricultural corn meal as a fungicide a few days ago + suggested feed stores. ...
A: I said you have to go to a feed store for alfalfa meal. agricultural corn meal should be at ...
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| Killing bremuda grass!!!! | 3/29/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: Will vinegar kill weeds in the garden (Bermuda grass...ect)?
A: 95 percent of the lawns in this country are soaking in things like Round-Up and Weed-B-Gone. To rid ...
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