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Archive for June, 2008
Crabgrass. If you have a lawn or garden, chances are you’re familiar with it. You may even have figured out by now that it’s among the most tenacious of weeds. It quickly claims any open spaces in your lawn (even small ones), and if left unchecked, crabgrass can outcompete desirable turf grass for resources, spreading into its personal space as it dies. And because crabgrass is an annual plant, meaning it dies every year after the first frost, large patches of crabgrass in your yard can turn into large patches of nothing the following spring. So of course you want to get rid of crabgrass, but once it’s established itself, it’s tricky to eliminate. In fact, getting rid of crabgrass is largely a matter of preventing it in the first place. And even if it’s too late for your lawn this year, it’s never too early to start preparing for next year’s crabgrass invasion. My latest article is a great place to begin.
It’s been a while since I’ve contributed to the site. I’ve been a bit of a hiatus, working on a new contributor inclusion system and a new business model. But that’s neither here nor there. You’re here to figure out how to get rid of flea beetles. It’s not easy, my friend. Flea beetles are one of the harder garden pests to control because of the variety, resilience, and mobility of these tiny beetles. In this particular article, I’ve attempted to cover the basics of non-toxic, organic flea beetle control. It’s important to keep in mind that the techniques detailed here aren’t just applicable to a flea beetle infestation. Most of these pest control strategies are what we call cultural controls. They’ve been used for a very long time to promote healthy gardens. In other words, much of the information in this article is common knowledge–things that a green thumb probably knows already.
If you’ve got any comments or suggestions, I would post them in the Gardening Forum.