Insect pests turn into vigorous as the weather warms. Scout the garden for pests daily and take rapid movement so that populations don’t get a foothold. Knock aphids off vegetation with a move of water from the hose. Offer protection to delicate shoots from cutworms with paper collars spherical newly set seedlings. Control slugs and snails thru hanging sandpaper collars spherical seedlings. Place loosely rolled wet newspaper “traps” around the garden to assemble snails, slugs, and earwigs; the ones pests seek a cool, rainy place to hide during the day.
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