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Avoiding not-so ornamental insects on your Christmas tree

As an enthusiastic advocate of real Christmas trees, it's true that insects like them, too. While this should not deter anyone from setting up a real tree keep a look out for unwanted holiday guests.  Holiday Indoor Plants for Your Home Aphid eggs hatch in a warm home With hundreds of varieties of aphids, of ...

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Protect your plants from leaf eating beetles

Ahhh…. mid-summer. The garden is in its full glory and we’re enjoying the bounty of the harvest. Unfortunately, some years we’re not the only ones. A wide variety of leaf-eating beetles are also feasting upon the lush growth. This is how you handle the situation. No matter where you live, there are leaf-eating beetles that jump ...

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Spray your fruit trees in the springtime

There’s no doubt it’s been a wild winter for many parts of the country. Some days we basked in lovely above average warm temps, just to turn around to throw a polar vortex our way the next day. For us, this "cold snap" lasted all of February with 32 inches of snow and actual temperatures ...

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Figuring out what’s bugging your beets

Since I eat a lot of beets, I planted a fair number of them this year. The only problem is, my first batch has issues with leaves turning brown and dying. To ensure I have plenty of beets to enjoy, I had to do my homework to figure out what might be happening to them. ...

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