Sunday, May 17, 2009

Grubs in the Chard




With things finally growing comes the horrible pests that strike them down. After noticing many of the young swiss chard had suddenly gone limp and keeled over, I dug one up and discovered several fat grubs on the roots.
Beneficial nematodes, neem oil, and milky spores can be used to combat grubs in the soil. I dug out tons of them and smashed them, but I'm afraid of the ones I didn't find...

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