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Gardentalk – How to thin out apples and veggies, and when to pick peonies
Get rid of some apples now to get bigger and better tasting ones at the end of the season.
Gardentalk – Time to harvest garlic, but watch out for mold
Plants with moldy garlic stems or skins should be cleaned and processed separately.
Gardentalk – How to reuse your kitchen food waste as nutrients for your garden
Materials decompose or break down into basic nutrients that benefit a flower or vegetable garden.
Gardentalk – Pick your garlic scapes when they curl
When any remaining scapes fully uncurl and the garlic plant’s lower leaves turn yellow, then that’s the signal to check if the bulbs are big enough to harvest.
Gardentalk – Your best tools for this summer’s slugs
Ammonia water spray, slug bait, and beer traps are some of the most effective ways of eradicating slugs.
Gardentalk – Your fruit, vegetables and flowers thank you for your support
Keeping plants off the ground helps with pollination, air circulation, and prevents slugs from chewing up the leaves.
Gardentalk – Your best defense for currant worms and rhododendron root weevils
Diluted dish soap sprayed on leaves and tape coated with vaseline can usually kill or deter catepillars.
Gardentalk – Your questions answered on peeling Kiwi bark, red bud pruning and garlic harvesting
Master Gardener Ed Buyarski admits he could never keep a rising bud alive himself. But his kiwi is also peeling and his garlic is at least 18 inches tall now.
Gardentalk – How to plant your own pandemic potato plot
Cut potato seeds into golf ball or ping pong ball sized pieces with an eye or two, plant the seeds with the eyes or sprouts pointing up, and cover with about a half inch of soil.