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Controlling Aphids, Cut Worms, and Squash Bugs in Your Garden

Baby squash bug on a squash plant. Photo by Chad Hamblin. What happens when uninvited…

Kristina Hicks-HamblinJuly 12, 2024

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10 Facts About Cicada & How to Protect Your Square Foot Garden

1. What Is Cicada-Geddon? Living most of its long life under the ground, a periodical…

Kristina Hicks-HamblinApril 11, 2024

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Riotous Roots: Carrot Challenges in the Square Foot Garden

After properly sowing seeds, watering, and caring for your vegetable crops all season long, harvest…

Kristina Hicks-HamblinFebruary 23, 2024

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Managing Grasshoppers in the Square Foot Garden

Life is rolling along pretty sweetly in your Square Foot Garden beds until suddenly –…

Kristina Hicks-HamblinJuly 26, 2025

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Musical Chairs: Rotating Crops in the Square Foot Garden

Rotating crops is an important practice for the Square Foot Garden. It’s like playing musical…

Kristina Hicks-HamblinMay 13, 2024

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Your New Best Insect Friends in the Veggie Garden

Long seen as the darlings of the garden, all the world loves a butterfly or…

Chris McLaughlinFebruary 8, 2024

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How to Protect Onion Family Crops from Allium Leaf Miners

Allium leaf miners (ALM) are an invasive species that are relatively new to the U.S.…

Nicole HollandFebruary 8, 2024

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Common Plant Diseases & How to Treat Them

One of the benefits of Square Foot Gardening is that plants tend to be much…

foundationJune 8, 2023

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DIY Organic Pesticide Sprays

Plants grown in a Square Foot Garden are typically healthier from the get-go, mostly because…

foundationFebruary 8, 2024

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Controlling Aphids, Cut Worms, and Squash Bugs in Your Garden

10 Facts About Cicada & How to Protect Your Square Foot Garden

Riotous Roots: Carrot Challenges in the Square Foot Garden

Managing Grasshoppers in the Square Foot Garden

Musical Chairs: Rotating Crops in the Square Foot Garden

Your New Best Insect Friends in the Veggie Garden

How to Protect Onion Family Crops from Allium Leaf Miners

Common Plant Diseases & How to Treat Them

DIY Organic Pesticide Sprays

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