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I’m back with a big update on our raised bed vegetable garden efforts! It’s been eventful: wildlife has eaten some of the plants, we built a whole new raised bed from scratch, and we’ve begun harvesting some of our first…
Read MoreCategory: Food Gardening Tags: Author:Dan, cucumber beetle, Cucumbers, cucurbits, Rodents, Tomatoes, zucchini
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I grow most of my vegetables in a community garden plot: sunny, cheerful, with soil I’ve been improving with free compost for years now. It’s a good situation, but while community gardeners can share labor, tools, plants and seeds, they…
Read MoreCategory: Food Gardening Tags: Author:Erica, community garden, Cucumbers, cucurbits, mosaic virus, Squash
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The squash plant family (Cucurbitaceae) includes many garden favorites- cucumber, summer and winter squash, pumpkin, muskmelon, and watermelon. Unfortunately, it’s a family vulnerable to some of the most consequential insect pest and disease problems. The names squash bug, cucumber beetle,…
Read MoreCategory: Food Gardening Tags: Author:Jon, bacterial wilt, cucumber beetle, Cucumbers, cucurbits, downy mildew, Squash, squash bug, squash vine borer