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Stop Grasshoppers Dead in Their Tracks!How it Works: This single celled protozoan infects all stages of developing grasshoppers, mole crickets, Mormon and black field crickets. Nosema when ingested creates a disease that is specific to these pests. It will not harm any other living species.Grasshoppers typically lay eggs in Southern exposure locations in hilly, sandy soil. As they hatch they will begin to travel to their food source (your garden or farm). Head them off by applying Nosema in swaths as a barrier about 1 foot wide, or by generally broadcasting product in and around area to be protected. Grasshoppers will begin to feed on spore-infected bran and immediately stop feeding and become sick. They will die either from the disease or will be cannibalized by other hoppers. Nosema works best when applied to younger stages of hoppers.Application rate: 1-2 lbs per acre, with second application if necessary 4-6 weeks later. Can also be used indoors. Apply in house plant containers.Co

This "grower's guide to using less pesticide" is a great tool for the small farm converting to organic or the backyard gardener that wants to grow more vegetables. It's packed with photos so you can positively identify your pests and crop diseases. Searching either by pest name or by crop, you can quickly find the remedy for what's bugging you. Softcover, 276 pages.

Growing Green: Organic Techniques for a Sustainable Future by Jenny Hall and Iain Tolhurst is a guide for those who want to learn about stock-free organic gardening techniques. It is just the thing for absolute beginners or professional growers who want to grow for vegans. Stock-free organic gardening means you use no animal by-products or manures. The book shows you how to become self-sufficient and have healthy crops with fewer weeds, pest or diseases. Until this book, there has never been a comprehensive guide to give organic growing standards for different scales of vegetable production – from large farms that use tractors or small machinery to small gardeners, who just want to be self-sustaining and use hand tools. Growing Green is ideal for researchers and students as well, since it is a first-of-its-kind in organic growing. It covers these topics: Tools and machinery needed Managing green manures Making seed compost Rotation for year-round supply

This is the most comprehensive guide available, written by Dr. Cranshaw, an insect pest specialist. It contains information on 1400 insects and mites that could attack everything in your garden, yard, or farm. It includes colored illustrations for most of them, as well as their life cycles. It details species-specific treatments and offers up-to-date pest management tips. It is user-friendly with its organization by affected plant parts. Geographically, it covers both the continental United States and Canada. Paperback, 672 pages.

In Organic Gardening: The Natural No-Dig Way, the author Charles Dowding shares his techniques that ensure you will never have to till soil again, yet enjoy a delicious variety of fruits and vegetables organically grown in your own garden. The no-till method was first envisioned by Fukuoka in Japan. He refined it as he grew two rotated crops on his farm after World War II. Now Charles Dowding has made this method practical for the home gardener. Dowding has used an ingenious system of slightly raised beds with walkways between. He explains just about every possible way you could grow vegetables and fruit, including using polytunnels, greenhouses, and regular outdoor beds. His advice covers every phase of gardening, from designing your garden to obtaining the seed, to planting, to harvesting - and includes some fantastic recipes for your harvested produce.Organic Gardening: The Natural No-Dig Way is divided into two sections. In the first section, which has eight chapters, Dowding expla

Entries on vegetables, fruits, herbs, annuals, perennials, bulbs, trees, shrubs, vines, and lawns feature information on preventing problems along with symptoms of and solutions for major pests and diseases. Detailed illustrations of major vegetables, fruits, and ornamental plants show just how to diagnose problems. This primer on chemical-free disease prevention and control also includes a complete catalog of safe, organic techniques, products, and do-it-yourself remedies for controlling problems safely. Barbara W. Ellis and Fern Marshall Bradley. 534 pages.

Tangle Trap is a trapping adhesive that allows you to capture flying insects (whitefly, aphids, carrot rust flies, fungus gnats, leafminer flies, thrips, apple maggot flies) or crawling insects (scorpions, spiders, roaches, etc) without using harmful pesticides. This clear brushable formula does not mask color or attractant of traps and is completely organic! Tangle Trap will remain tacky down to 50°F and will stay on surfaces without running to 118° F. Surfaces treated with Tangle Trap remain tacky until covered with insects or other debris.Brushable Tangle-Trap, having reduced viscosity, is easily applied with a paintbrush. It is ideally suited for contoured trap surfaces. Spread on milk cartons, plastic jugs or bowl, or on our Apple Maggot Trap (8 oz. covers 16 spheres) and place the traps in your garden, orchards, and greenhouses.You can also use Tangle-Trap Insect Trap Coating to refresh existing non-paper traps. Just clean first with Citra-Solv and reapply coating.One q

Target: Pest insects and disease on vegetable gardens, flowers and fruit trees.This organic, general purpose insecticide and fungicide product is designed for convenient consumer use as a dust or spray on vegetables, fruit and flowers.To apply this ready to use dust, simply shake the bag to fluff powder, open and rapidly squeeze and release the sides of the bag to lightly cover all plant surfaces. Treat foliage at the first sign of insects or disease, repeating as necessary. May be reapplied at intervals of 7-10 days.To use as a spray, simply mix one tablespoon powder to a small amount of water to make a paste. Add additional water to make one quart and spray with garden sprayer to cover all parts of exposed plant leaves.Contains Pyrethrins, Rotenone, Cube Resins, Copper and Sulfur.Coverage: 4,000 sq. ft. Method of Application: shake from bag or use garden sprayerNot available for sale or shipping in the following states: AK, CA, PR Why Restrictions?

Grow Organic by Doug Oster and Jessica Walliser is the book for everyone who wants impressive flowers, veggies and a spectacular lawn, all with organic methods! The authors have almost 50 years of experience between them; Doug Oster is a newspaper columnist; both co-host "The Organic Gardeners" weekly radio program. They have put a wealth of information and advice together to help both beginners and more experienced gardeners.Grow Organic includes nine chapters that give easy-to-understand information and advice about composting, companion planting, organic pest control, soil management, lawn care, and growing mouth-watering, healthy vegetables and fruit. For those new to the idea, Grow Organic begins with a chapter that briefly introduces the principles and follows with a chapter devoted to transitioning to organics. The format is easy to read - it includes labeled "Quick Tips" and, for the more advanced gardener, "Advanced Quick Tips." The book even labels insightful anecdotes from

SHIPPING INCLUDEDEffective Microorganisms (EM) Safely Restores Ecological Balance to Lawns and Gardens.EM-Power is our replacement product for Pro-Biotica Microorganisms.EM-Power produces high levels of polysaccharides and other beneficial enzymes and organic acids that help build stable aggregate and soil structure, reducing soil erosion and run-off resulting in soils that are better able to absorb and retain moisture, as well as cycle nutrients.EM-Power Microbial Inoculant is completely safe for humans and animals and is approved for certified organic agriculture. Regular applications of EM-Power will ultimately save you time and money.Great For Manure Management for Fly Control! Apply EM-Power to manure and compost piles for accelerated breakdown of organic matter resulting in less breeding sites for flies and other insects.Active ingredients: Microorganisms... 1 million colony forming units/cc (units/ml)... 1% Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus fermentum, L

Soil Optimizer is a 100% organic, OMRI Listed blend of concentrated, fully decomposed humus and other essential soil additives. It rejuvenates the soil to facilitate healthy plant growth. It is easy to use, simply cast or spread over existing lawns/gardens/container plants and water in. No more heavy digging or cumbersome bags of humus! Soil Optimizer is completely harmless to children and animals. There is no risk of burning plants or of over-applying. Apply twice per year to recondition your soil at the molecular level, then watch your plants thrive!Active ingredients: 14% humic acid from leonardite and 0.78% iron3 lbs treats 1,000 square feet

Stop Grasshoppers Dead in Their Tracks!How it Works: This single celled protozoan infects all stages of developing grasshoppers, mole crickets, Mormon and black field crickets. Nosema when ingested creates a disease that is specific to these pests. It will not harm any other living species.Grasshoppers typically lay eggs in Southern exposure locations in hilly, sandy soil. As they hatch they will begin to travel to their food source (your garden or farm). Head them off by applying Nosema in swaths as a barrier about 1 foot wide, or by generally broadcasting product in and around area to be protected. Grasshoppers will begin to feed on spore-infected bran and immediately stop feeding and become sick. They will die either from the disease or will be cannibalized by other hoppers. Nosema works best when applied to younger stages of hoppers.Application rate: 1-2 lbs per acre, with second application if necessary 4-6 weeks later. Can also be used indoors. Apply in house plant containers.Co