Vegetable Gardening for Beginners

Lettuce – lactuca sativa

Family: Asteraceae Origin: Lettuce originates from Mediterranean and Near East (Persia). Growing conditions: Lettuce is one of oldest, most prevalent salad vegetables. There are varieties available for all seasons to allow all year planting in temperate climate conditions. Select the

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Interesting Gardening Facts

Torenia, a shade-loving annual, is called the wishbone flower. Look for tiny wishbone-shape stamens inside the purple, blue or burgundy petals. Tomato juice is the official state beverage of Ohio, honouring the part A. W. Livingston of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, played

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Pests and Diseases

All gardeners at one time or another have lovingly cultured a garden only to have it succumb to the ravages of pest and/or disease. But before we reach for the chemical sprays take into account a few simple things that

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Spinosad

A natural alternative to toxic chemicals for your vegetable garden. MATERIAL TYPE: Microbial (Derived from fermentation) U.S. EPA TOXICITY CATEGORY: III Caution DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVE INGREDIENT: Spinosad is composed of spinosyns A and D, substances produced by aerobic fermentation of

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