Buckets of water and fleece blankets can slow the freeze-and-frost process
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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 – How to eat your flowerbed
Beebalm, nasturtium, begonia and squash flowers are a great addition to any salad, while flowers from bolting radishes, turnips and broccoli can actually taste quite sweet.
Gardentalk — Mounting best defense against root maggot attack
Master Gardener Ed Buyarski says the larvae attack the roots of cabbage, radish, kale, rutabaga, cauliflower, broccoli and turnips. In warm weather, their leaves wilt because their damaged roots cannot pull up enough moisture. Root maggot larvae burrow into the roots and leave tell-tale holes and tracks.
Gardentalk – Creating your own root cellar
Plus, garlic planting