Today, America’s Favorite retired college horticultural professor, Debbie Flower and myself tackle your garden questions. And they are all about bugs: Aphids, wasps, gnats, drain flies and for some people - especially if they are allergic to them - bees. And that one serves as an introduction to one of the more vexing questions we received: are there any plants to repel bees?
It’s all in today’s episode 272, Questions and Answers about Bugs.
We’re podcasting from Barking Dog Studios here in the beautiful Abutilon Jungle in Suburban Purgatory. It’s the Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast, brought to you today by Smart Pots and Dave Wilson Nursery. Let’s go!
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Pictured: Aphids on a bean plant leaf.
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June 30, 2023 Newsletter: Selecting and Caring for Garden Hand Tools
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Flashback Episode: #209: Droopy Plants? What to do before you add water.
See You at Harvest Day, Saturday Aug. 5
Aphid Control Tips
Plants to Attract Beneficial Insects
Moth or Drainfly Control
U of GA Newswire: The Wrong Stuff for Bees
Meet the Beneficial Insects (poster)
Ant Control Tips
Farmer Fred Rant Blog Page: Ants!
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