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There are lots of wonderful things about fall. Pests eating your cool-season vegetables aren’t one of them. Alas, if you’ve got a fall kitchen garden, chances are you’re setting out a banquet for hungry, unwanted guests.
Stop ravenous insects from feasting on your bounty:
Identify common fall pests and use easy organic controls, so you can enjoy your harvest for as long as your garden keeps giving! |
 Yes, creepy insects and their crawly friends can freak us out, but entomologists estimate that of the nearly 1 million identified insect species out there, less than 1 percent are actually “pests.” It’s only natural for home gardeners to want that annoying 1 percent out of their growing space, but chemically attacking isn’t the best, as it endangers our health and the environment. If you’ve got a pest problem that’s out of control, consider
finding an environmentally-friendly pest-control company before reaching for toxic sprays.
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Pesto Perpetuo lemon basil |
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Botanical Plant Name:
Ocimum x
citriodorum ‘Pesto Perpetuo’ PP16260
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this is the kind of “pest”o you want in your garden!
‘Pesto Perpetuo’ is a lovely lemon basil with fragrant, variegated, pale green leaves edged in ivory. While this vigorous warm-season herb is used as a spring and summer annual in cool climates, the plant can be grown as a year-round perennial in warm regions. It requires full sun and fertile to average, well-drained soil, and works well in kitchen gardens, containers and flower borders. Enjoy its lemony flavor with poultry and fish, as well as in salad dressings. |
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