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Here’s a great tip for removing bindweed from a perennial bed without laborious hand-pulling.
Date: July 06, 2009
Categories:  Pests & Diseases  .   Smart Gardening
I heard there’s a disease spreading this year called late blight that affects tomato and potato crops. Should I be worried?
Date: June 30, 2009
Categories:  Fruits & Veggies  .   Pests & Diseases  .   Plants  .   Q&A  .   Smart Gardening

Why poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac make us itchy, plus how to rid the yard and garden of these plants, and what to do when contact occurs.

Date: May 05, 2009
Categories:  Pests & Diseases  .   Smart Gardening
How can I get rid of crabgrass in my lawn? It was awful all last summer. Is there something I can do in spring to fend it off?
Date: March 23, 2009
Categories:  Pests & Diseases  .   Q&A  .   Smart Gardening
I know that slugs love hostas, but are there other plants they especially like? Also, what does slug damage look like?—TO, N.Y.
Date: March 10, 2009
Categories:  Pests & Diseases  .   Q&A  .   Smart Gardening
Birch trees are the target of this pest, often consuming the tree branch by branch.
Date: July 07, 2008
Categories:  Pests & Diseases  .   Smart Gardening
This pest attacks indoor plants as well as outdoor plants during hot, dry summers.
Date: July 07, 2008
Categories:  Pests & Diseases  .   Smart Gardening
Mexican bean beetle, a member of the ladybug family, attacks many kinds of beans—bush, pole, and lima—as well as cowpeas and soybeans.
Date: July 07, 2008
Categories:  Pests & Diseases  .   Smart Gardening
The citrus mealybug is a major greenhouse and houseplant pest. In subtropical climates, this sucking insect is also a problem outdoors.
Date: July 07, 2008
Categories:  Pests & Diseases  .   Smart Gardening
This armored scale from Asia is a serious pest of euonymus throughout the United States and Canada.
Date: July 07, 2008
Categories:  Pests & Diseases  .   Smart Gardening
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