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- From: Pat Meadows <pat AT meadows.pair.com>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Re: row cover and Arugula
- Date: Thu, 06 May 2004 16:31:07 -0400
On Wed, 05 May 2004 15:11:15 -0400, you wrote:
>> Hi!
>> It's my understanding that the flea beetles emerge from the ground and
>> jump upward to feed on our plants.......
>
>Toni,
>
>That may be but all I know is with row cover
>(without any kind of mulch) flea beetle
>damage is kept way down and row cover +
>sticky traps mean almost zero flea beetle
>damage on arugula. This has worked for me and
>a lot of beds of arugula and spring mix for
>many years
>
When I transplant out something and want to protect it from
flea beatles, I've been scattering a little diatomaceous
earth around first, then covering it. Maybe the DE is not
even necessary, though?
Pat
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[Market-farming] Re: row cover and Arugula,
tonitime, 05/05/2004
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Re: [Market-farming] Re: row cover and Arugula,
Janet Bachmann, 05/05/2004
- Re: [Market-farming] Re: row cover and Arugula, Nan Johnson, 05/05/2004
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Re: [Market-farming] Re: row cover and Arugula,
Lucy Goodman, 05/05/2004
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Re: [Market-farming] Re: row cover and Arugula,
Pat Meadows, 05/06/2004
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[Market-farming] germinating lettuce,
Marie Kamphefner, 05/06/2004
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Re: [Market-farming] germinating lettuce,
Pat Meadows, 05/06/2004
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RE: [Market-farming] germinating lettuce,
Marie Kamphefner, 05/06/2004
- RE: [Market-farming] germinating lettuce, Matt Cheselka, 05/06/2004
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Re: [Market-farming] germinating lettuce,
wiediger, 05/06/2004
- Re: [Market-farming] germinating lettuce, Joan Vibert, 05/09/2004
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RE: [Market-farming] germinating lettuce,
Marie Kamphefner, 05/06/2004
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Re: [Market-farming] germinating lettuce,
Pat Meadows, 05/06/2004
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[Market-farming] germinating lettuce,
Marie Kamphefner, 05/06/2004
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Re: [Market-farming] Re: row cover and Arugula,
Pat Meadows, 05/06/2004
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- [Market-farming] Re: row cover and Arugula, tonitime, 05/05/2004
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Re: [Market-farming] Re: row cover and Arugula,
Janet Bachmann, 05/05/2004
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