All About Gardening http://gardeningdirection.com Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:08:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Dealing with plant enemies in Florida http://gardeningdirection.com/garden/dealing-with-plant-enemies-in-florida.htm http://gardeningdirection.com/garden/dealing-with-plant-enemies-in-florida.htm#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:08:18 +0000 Cathy http://gardeningdirection.com/garden/dealing-with-plant-enemies-in-florida.htm The strategies used in combating plant enemies are of two classes:

There are the ones used to provide a shield for plants and insecticides that are designed to kill insects and funguses.

Shielding is the use of a covered frame that surrounds the plant and is usually made of a wooden box.  Many of these are covered in plastic, glass or mosquito netting to protect the plant from insects as well as cold temperatures.  The plastic and the glass covers are both help the plant retain heat in cold weather.   The shielding approach is used to give the plants an early start in growth.  This method is commonly used when growing melons, cucumbers and other vine vegetables.  The cut-worm is a major threat to plants such as tomatoes and cabbage and the devices most commonly used to protect these plants are cardboard, tarpaper collars and tin.  These are placed around the plant in a height that is several inches above the plant base and below the soil at least one inch or more.

 

The Stink Bug

One of the biggest enemies of plants in my area is the stink bug.I am from the Jacksonville and these bugs cause a great deal of aggravation and destruction here.

In Jacksonville Pest Control Services are used to help us win against this common pest.  Here are some of the Solutions in Jacksonville Electronic Pest Control Natural Pest Control, Organic Pest Control ,Ultrasonic Pest Control

Cold Weather a Major Enemy of Plants

Many people think that as soon as the weather starts getting cold and they see some of the leaves start failing from the plants, it is time to shut down the garden for the rest of the year.    This assumption is wrong and it is really an important time to maintain the health of your garden to ensure that you will have a nice crop for the next year.  

The truth is, it takes very little time to properly prepare your garden for these cold temperatures for the upcoming winter.  It is when you see the nighttime temperatures dropping lower than forty-five degrees Fahrenheit for more than four days straight, or frost is in the forecast.  This usually happens in late October or November but the presence of falling leaves does not mean that it is time to close down the garden for the year.

The things you want to do to prepare your garden at this time are as follows;

·    Start evaluating your gardens design
·    Determine which plants performed well and which ones did not.
·    Fall is a good time to begin making the decision on which plants you want to include in your garden next year.
Make your choices of which plants you want to keep and which ones you want to scratch.

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Need some help with your garden and landscape choices this spring? Come to "Island Gardening," a free nature forum on March 16 at 7 p.m. at the Peck Center in Fernandina Beach.

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To grow bamboo, place a piece of the plant in the ground or in a container and provide it with plenty of sunlight. Grow bamboo withtips from a sustainable gardener in this free video on gardening. Expert: Yolanda Vanveen Contact: www.vanveenbulbs.com Bio: Yolanda Vanveen is a third-generation flower grower and sustainable gardener who lives in Kalama, Wash. Filmmaker: Daron Stetner

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Helen Yemm answers the top 15 most frequently asked gardening questions.

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Patti Moreno, the Garden Girl, installs her square foot garden with drip irrigation. To set up your own system, check out www.dripworksusa.com For more sustainable DIY www.gardengirltv.com

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In the UK, we each spend an average £200 each year on our gardens. That's a whole lotta cash that could be used to make our green spaces green in the eco-friendly sense - by growing plants to organic standards, using compost instead of chemical fertiliser and deploying natural pest controls instead of going crazy with pesticides. To learn the how, we took a trip to Garden Organic Ryton to meet environmentalist, writer, CAT staffer and organic gardener, Allan Shepherd. This is part one of a two part series. For part two, head to youtube.com/newconsumer

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