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  2. Stale seed bed - Wikipedia

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    The soil should only be worked deep enough to kill existing plants and loosen enough soil to create a seed bed. [5] The garden tillage depth is normally about 4 inches, with a maximum of 6 inches. Seed bed finishing can be done with a heavy garden rake to break up clods and level the soil. Lightly rolling, tamping, or compacting the soil ...

  3. 15 Ways to Repel Bugs Naturally (and Cheaply) - AOL

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    For a stronger option try this recipe: 1 cup sugar, 3 tablespoons boric acid, and 3 cups warm water. Combine the ingredients in a jar, put some cotton inside the lid of the jar, and saturate it ...

  4. Bed bug control techniques - Wikipedia

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    Bed bug infestations spread easily in connecting units and have negative effects on psychological well-being and housing markets. In response, many areas have specific laws about responsibilities upon discovering a bed bug infestation, particularly in hotels and multi-family housing units, because an unprofessional level of response can have the effect of prolonging the invisible part of the ...

  5. Cabbage moth - Wikipedia

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    The cabbage moth (Mamestra brassicae) is primarily known as a pest that is responsible for severe crop damage of a wide variety of plant species. The common name, cabbage moth, is a misnomer as the species feeds on many fruits, vegetables, and crops in the genus Brassica (i.e. cabbage , broccoli , Brussels sprouts ). [ 1 ]

  6. Aphids and other bad bugs can survive cold in veggie garden ...

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    The problem is that if we use the garden for those reasons, so do the bugs. Many insects can plague a vegetable garden through the growing season, including aphids, cucumber beetles, squash vine ...

  7. Raised-bed gardening - Wikipedia

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    Raised beds produce a variety of benefits: they extend the planting season, [2] they can reduce weeds if designed and planted properly, [2] and they reduce the need to use poor native soil. Since the gardener does not walk on the raised beds, the soil is not compacted and the roots have an easier time growing. [7]

  8. Cabbage - Wikipedia

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    Cabbage heads are generally picked during the first year of the plant's life cycle, but plants intended for seed are allowed to grow a second year and must be kept separate from other cole crops to prevent cross-pollination. Cabbage is prone to several nutrient deficiencies, as well as to multiple pests, and bacterial and fungal diseases.

  9. Wondering when to water those veggies? It depends which ... - AOL

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    Root, tuber and bulb crops — like carrots, beets, radishes, potatoes and onions — need more water once crops have “set” in the soil, but they still need to grow a thickness to them.