Wilt-free muskmelons
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Beetle-resistant varieties of muskmelons, as ranked by plant pathologist Karen Rane of Purdue with Gerald Rust, include Rising Star, Superstar, Pulsar, Passport and Caravelle. Other good growing strategies include covering transplants with floating row covers.
Publication Name: Organic Gardening
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 0897-3792
Year: 1996
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Flea beetles
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Flea beetles are found mainly in vegetable plants and weeds but will infiltrate flower beds. Adults like to chew on leaves, and their larvae eat roots and tubers under the ground. It is important to remove weeds from the garden and to cultivate frequently.
Publication Name: Organic Gardening
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 0897-3792
Year: 1993
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Outdoor flea fighter
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Farnam Companies Inc. offers an organic product to fight outdoor fleas called Sudbury's Nature Gard. It kills fleas by releasing flea-eating nematodes into the soil. The product is also sold in pet stores as Bio Flea Halt and by veterinarians as Interrupt.
Publication Name: Organic Gardening
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 0897-3792
Year: 1995
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