Cucumber Beetle Control
Interplant radishes in the same hole at the same time. You can also interplant beans, calendula, catnip, goldenrod, nasturtiums, rue and tansy. You can also use marigolds as long as you use the pungent varieties, African, Fre…
In addition to squash bugs, there is also the striped cucumber beetle (I just found some of those on my Armenian cucumbers): http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/cucumberbeetle.html - which beetles do you have? I have squash bugs in my garden as well - t…
Check out this previous post here. Has a photo of the eggs and the mature bug. The Nymphs look grey and resemble ticks, and are in various stages of growth so many sizes.
This is another discussion about them here.
Basically it depends on how much…
I would honestly wait until it cools down a bit. Also keep in mind, large cuts will not compartmentalize well if we are talking about a mature tree. Less is more.
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And although I compete with them as said in the previous post...I…
Hi Bridgette - here is a link to Integrity Tree Service: http://itreeservice.com/index.html. If you click on 'Tree Calendar', there is a guide for each month on what to do with your trees and if you click on 'Tree Care Info', you will find an articl…
I would also recommend cutting back on the water for Palo Verdes & mesquites. Unless they are very young trees, they should not need watered more than once a month in the summer months and not at all any other time of year. Remember, these trees liv…
Hi Bridgette! He's doing better, thanks! The ladies have slowed down in the heat, but I'm halfway towards filling Connie's request and then will progress to yours. My e-mail is srdoyle@cox.net. :)
Dang Doreen, I wish I'd see this sooner. I would very interested in this. I was very inspired by Bill's talk at the Living Green Conference. Please let me know if another field trip will be planned. I'd be interested in learning more and eventually…
This is the only time THEY had available. So sorry. But the purpopse of the trip is to learn to come back and TEACH clsses for the PPG! So stay tuned for the first class this fall!!
There are now serveral os us trekking up to Cottonwood to l;earna dn bring that back to conduct classes for the PPG. But if you REALLY want to get trainined is seed saving - Consider this 8 day course called Seed School http://www.seedstrust.com/joo…
Welcome to one of the greatest guilds ever! I have found awesome people who are so helpful - like minded and care for others who are on square one with urban sustainable living!
I was just reviewing John Jeavon's book How to Grow More Vegetables and in it he mentions planting Mexican marigold (Tagetes minuta) for controlling nematodes.
Hi Brittany,
Now is sure the time to be making Kombucha since it's been gone off the shelves for a few months now. I so miss it! I hope and pray that the issues get resolved and it comes back.
I've had some really good success with making Kombucha…
Hi Chris - I don't have a PH tester. I've always just added bagged composted mulch, steer manuer and Starbucks grounds to my existing AZ soil to ammend. Some years my spring tomatoes are really good and sometimes not so good. Is there anything in ad…
Thanks for the heads up. When should transplants go in? It's so stinking hot out there! I have an area preparred and ready to go but dragging my feet in fear of the heat.
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Mesquite and Carob Milling
Requested Donation:
--Milling - $5 for each 5 gal bucket of beans milled
If you have four or more 5 gallon buckets for milling please arrive before noon!
Join the Phoenix Permaculture Guild as they host a mesquite bean (…
Be prepared for the fall planting season. Are you confused about what and how to plant in the low desert? - Where to get quality seeds – heirloom or not? Transplants, or seeds? How do you get an extended harvest? What is companion planting and what…