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Fruit Flies: Home Gardeners Must Be Vigilant

August 13th, 2008 · No Comments · fruits, garden pests, home gardening tips

Home gardeners around the world are compelled to face the devastating effects of “Fruit Flies“ .It is one of the most dangerous pests. Sporadic outbreak incidences have been reported from across the globe during recent past. Sometimes this type of outbreak even continues the whole summer season in specific parts of the world.
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Growing Persimmons-Adding Orient Touch to Your Garden

July 13th, 2008 · No Comments · Tree, fruits, home gardening tips, japanese gardens

You must have seen old black piano keys. Did you ever know that these black piano keys are made up of persimmon tree wood?
Persimmon or the Deispyros Kaki is the tree that gives us an extraordinarily hard black wood. It is one of the most attractive and decorative tree. The semi-weeping habit and its foliages […]

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Citrus Gall Wasp: Cut the Branch Off

June 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Gardening Techniques, Tree, fruits, home gardening tips

If you are growing lemons and grapefruits in your garden then it is very much unlikely that you have never faced one of the most common problems called “Citrus Gall Wasp“. In fact, this problem has spread across the globe within past few years and affecting the lemon and grapefruit trees on a wide scale.
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