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SUNDAY. JUNE 3,2012
Community! iving
Agent* with the For*yth County Extension Office
file a report each Sunday for “Community Living "
For more information, call them at (770) 887 2418,
Protect your garden
Everyone loves ta-sh
produce from a home veg¬
etable garden. Hopefully,
your garden is well under
way and flourishing. If it’s
not. you still have time to
plant summer favorites
like squash, beans, sweet
potatoes, tomatoes and
peppers
As your garden grow s,
disease and pest problems
may pop up. Cultural
controls and careful
observation of your plants
w ill help you stop prob¬
lems before they spread
to the entire crop.
Cultural controls
Water at soil level
instead of spray ing plants
overhead with the hose.
Leaves don’t need water¬
ing, but roots do. This
practice saves water and
may save your plants Wet
leaves are more likely to
develop disease.
Space plants properly.
Plants need sufficient air
circulation over and
around leav es to dry
excess moisture caused
by dew, humidity and
rain.
Spread 2-4 inches of
mulch between plants.
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don't splash onto your
vegetables when it rains.
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improve the structure and
fertility of your garden
soil
Get a soil test every
fall. Instructions for col¬
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are on the Forsyth County
Extension website at
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plant your favorite vege
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after vear. tomato-specific
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HEATHER KOLICH
Columnist
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Tomatoes
Potatoes
Peppers
Eggplant
Cucurbits
Cucumbers
Squash
Melons
Pumpkins
Legumes
Beans
Peas
Peanuts
Soybeans
Sweet potatoes are
related to morning glo¬
ries. and okra is part of
the hibiscus family.
Common vegetable
garden problems
Unless something ate
the roots (tunneling
rodents) or cut the stem
(cutworms), most plants
don’t just die suddenly.
They show symptoms of
disease or insect damage
before they wither away.
Here are some common
vegetable problems and
how to treat them:
Blossom-end rot:
Affects tomatoes, pep-
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Though not all insects are considered pests, a number of them can
wreak havoc on your garden. For larger insects, like leaffooted bugs,
above, and tomato hornworms, below, simply pick them off your fruits
and vegetables.
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Fruits look soggy and
black at the bottom
where the blossom was.
Low soil calcium and
fluctuations in watering
cause this condition.
Mulch and regular irriga¬
tion help prevent it. If
blossom-end rot occurs,
add lime to the soil and
spray plants with 4 table¬
spoons of calcium chlo¬
ride mixed into 1 gallon
of w ater
Powdery mildew and
Downey mildew: Affect
squash Powdery mildew
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covers the upper surface
of leaves with a white,
powdery growth.
Downey mildew is a grey
mold usually growing on
the underside of leaves.
Both conditions destroy
the leaves. Control this
fungus with a vegetable
safe fungicidal spray
program
Insects: Affect all gar
den vegetables. Aphids.
spider mites, thrips, stink
bugs, worms and cater¬
pillars will take your
crop if you let them get
out of hand. Before you
grab that insecticidal
spray, remember that
most bugs aren't pests,
and some bugs eat pests.
Use your garden hose to
spray aphids and spider
mites off plants. Hand¬
pick and squish larger
damaging insects. Most
plants can takc some
inscct dama 8 e and
provide your family with
healthy produce,
Heather N. Kolich is an
extension assistant agricul¬
ture and natural resources.