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Herbicides and Insecticides: What, When, Why, and the Alternatives

Herbicides and Insecticides: What, When, Why, and the Alternatives by Carrie Stark When you spend hours on your hands and knees toiling in the dirt to produce crop, you don’t want the aggravation of watching your plants wilt away or … Continue reading

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Citizen Gardner Class – Christian Care Center – Mesquite

sign up for the class at http://northtexasvegetablegardeners.com/index.php/citizen-gardener/classes

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Citizen Gardner Class – Buckingham UMC – Garland

Click for more information on the DFW Citizen Gardener Program or to sign up for Citizen Gardener class number 6.

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Fall 2012 Citizen Gardener Classes

CITIZEN GARDENER CLASS INFORMATION There are 2 fall classes scheduled, the first class will be on Saturday August 18 and Saturday August 25, 2012 (8:30am to noon both days) at Spring Creek Church in Garland (Beltline and Shiloh). The second … Continue reading

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Grasshoppers Stress Level Affects Soil Biology

This article was mentioned in Howard Garrett’s recent newsletter. “Fear factor seems relevant in decomposing bug’s effect on soil” It explains how the conditions a grasshopper dies under affect how beneficial the grasshoppers’s corpse is to the soil.  The grasshopper … Continue reading

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