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What’s Bugging Your Garden? Colorado Potato Beetles
Colorado potato beetles have become all too common in many home gardens and also in community gardens where potatoes are commonly grown. If left untreated, they can defoliate potato plants, drastically cutting yields of the delicious tubers that so many of us love to eat.
Pollinating Tomatoes in High Tunnels
In field-grown tomatoes the air movement is sufficient to vibrate flowers and achieve pollination. This is not generally true in the high tunnel because there is not sufficient natural wind to vibrate the flowers. High tunnel tomato growers should therefore pollinate their crop by other means.
Earwigs in the Garden: Less-Toxic Control Alternative
Since earwigs provide some ecological service as natural enemies, I hesitate to recommend a pesticide application to control it. As an alternative least-toxic solution, bait trapping the earwigs should work to reduce the insect’s population to the non-threatening levels.
Biological Control of Pests in High Tunnels
Major insect and mite pests in high tunnels include aphids, thrips, white flies, and spider mites. Biological control uses living organisms (natural enemies) to suppress or limit pest populations to levels that do not cause economic injury to the crop.
Healthy Seeds Make Healthy Plants
Saving seeds is a fun and economical way to produce plants for the next year. There are concerns however when saving seeds about seed-borne diseases.
Garden Peas
Peas are one of the first vegetables to be planted in the spring, as they enjoy cooler weather.
Asparagus is In-Season
Asparagus is a favorite vegetable of many people who cultivate it in their gardens.
Tips to Make More Efficient Use of Your Garden Space
If you don’t have much garden space it is important to get the most from what space you have available.
Dealing With Flea Beetles
Flea beetles are a common pest in South Dakota vegetable gardens.
Fuel Up With Dairy to "Go Further with Food"
March is National Nutrition Month® and this year the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics encourages Americans to "Go Further with Food." When it comes to food and nutrition, one thing most health professionals agree on is we could all benefit from eating more fruits and vegetables.