Summary: This week, I thought I would talk about a few ways you can prepare for insect pests and lessen the impact they have on your garden. In Gardening News, the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota has finally loosened up their regulations to allow residents to sell excess produce fro their own property. Small steps at least. http://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/143914706.html We are continuing with coverage of small space gardening, even though it may seem like all I discuss is larger plot gardens. I am working on Scheduling author Chris mcLaughlin to come on the show and talk about her latest book, "Small Space Gardening" I also ran into a very nice device for growing in small spaces called a "Wooley Pocket" Sm that lets you plant on walls, fences, balcony railings, etc and it does it without leaking. Take a look at it at http://www.woollypocket.com/ Fern Richardson – Another excellent gardening blog for small space gardening. fern just released a new book you can read about on her website. http://lifeonthebalcony.com/ This week I wanted to talk about a couple of methods for reducing the insect damage in your garden. Decoy Planting/Trap Crops (http://www.growveg.com/growblogpost.aspx?id=140) Row Covers Traps & Lures Color attractant or smell. Generally Yellow or Green Sticky – Yellow Strip or Apple for Apple magot http://www.johnnyseeds.com/c-478-lures-and-traps.aspx Nolo Bait for Grasshoppers http://www.groworganic.com/nolo-bait-25-lb.html Companion Plantings Marigolds- Tomatoes Carrots Love Tomatoes by Louise Riotte Good List of Companion Plantings http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_companion_plants
