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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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