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Late Blight on Tomatoes: How to Treat It and Protect New Growth

Also called Phytophthora infestans, it is a dangerous fungus which attacks mainly tomato and potato. It spreads very fast. Attacking leaves, fruits and stems. It appears when humidity is high.                               The first symptoms are white powder and black veins on the lower side of the leaves. If you are using head irrigation with sprinklers, you

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Beneficial Insects for Vegetable Garden: Best Bugs for Pest Control

Beneficial insects against pests Natural enemies are defined as insects used for biological pest control after being defined as such by qualified taxonomists. Its purpose is to gain control over the pest’s population by ecological means and biological methods. The need for biological pesticides has risen in recent years, due to increased awareness of the

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Caterpillars on Tomatoes and Cabbage? How to Control Them Organically

Caterpillars: Cutworms, Hornworms, Pinworm, Budworms, Bollworms, Webworms and tent caterpillars. These are common names for any of several species of the larval stage of mainly moths and some butterflies, that attack the leaves and fruits of crops. low populations can cause a lot of damage, rapidly. Adult moths emerge in the spring to mate and

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A Plant’s Nutritional Needs: Best Fertilizer for Each Growth Stage

Fertilizers are essential nutrients that help in plant growth and development. Each stage of the plant’s life requires specific nutrients that help them grow and produce their best yields. In this article, we will discuss the different types of fertilizers that are best for each stage of a plant’s life, from seedling to flowering and

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Bacterial Leaf Spots & Defoliation on Tomatoes & Peppers? How to Control Them with Copper Hydroxide

This disease is caused by four species of bacteria. It occurs in tomato and pepper. It causes leaf and fruit spots, which leads to defoliation, sun-scalded fruit, and yield loss. leaf lesions are initially circular and water-soaked and surrounded by a faint yellow halo. When the disease affects the young pepper plants, it causes severe

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Slugs & Snails Eating Garden Vegetables & Fruits? How to Control Them with Iron Phosphate & Metaldehyde

Slugs and snails are common garden pests that can cause damage to plants. They are both mollusks and have similar feeding habits, using their rasping mouthparts to eat holes in leaves, stems, flowers, and fruits. The problem with slugs and snails is that they can quickly multiply and cause widespread damage to plants in a

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