When and how to harvest your green beans

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Blythe asks, how to deal with bugs in seeds.

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What is the best type of mulch to use?

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The best control is to interrupt the life cycle with beneficial nematodes. Steinernema feltiae is a good nematode that eats over 230 different pests; it focuses on those that incubate in soil, like grubs, fleas, weevils and fungus gnats.

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During the summer, that means squash, cucumbers, and melons, among other things. We leave nothing to chance when it comes to squash. We hand pollinate.

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Use your thumb and index finger to rock the berry back and forth a little. If it’s ready it will separate easily. If it resists, leave if for another day.

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Are strawberries clean from pesticides? Check out 2016’s Dirty Dozen to find out

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To remove the casing, boil the beans for 3 minutes, then plunge them into an ice bath for another 3 minutes. The beans should pop out of the casing after that.

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With an Android device and a virtual reality viewer, users can relax and explore an immersive, stereo virtual reality world.

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If you want to grow cherries, you’ll need two different trees that pollinate one another. Choose varieties appropriate for your hardiness zone and required chill hours.

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