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The post Cheap Aphid Control for Kale and Brassicas appeared first on The Cheap Vegetable Gardener. I went out to check on my kale last week and flipped over a leaf expecting nothing. Absolutely coated. Gray-green clusters of aphids, just living their best life on the underside of every single...
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The post Midsummer Berry Care for PNW Gardeners appeared first on The Cheap Vegetable Gardener. My blueberries are turning that deep indigo-purple right now and I have about four days before the birds figure it out. Every year I tell myself I’ll get the netting up early. Every year I’m out there...
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The post Hand Pollinating Squash When Fruit Keeps Shriveling appeared first on The Cheap Vegetable Gardener. You plant the zucchini. You water it, you mulch it, you talk to it (don’t pretend you don’t). And then little fruits start forming and you think you’ve got it figured out. Then they turn...
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The post Deep Watering: Smarter Summer Watering on a Budget appeared first on The Cheap Vegetable Gardener. July in Redmond means we finally get actual sun, and within about a week I remember that my garden has a drinking problem. Not too much. Not enough. Just constantly wrong. My first couple...