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		<title>Bacterial Leaf Spot</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:15:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bacterial leaf spot of peppers (Xanthomas campestris) and tomatoes can be a problem for both commercial and home gardeners. The bacteria is carried on the seeds of plants or in weed and crop debris (one more reason to clean up the garden in the fall). If you&#8217;re seeing leaf spotting on peppers, then you really]]></description>
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		<title>Cancer rates increase on childhood exposure to ag-chemicals</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 12:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Need a reason to go organic if you have kids? James Brophy &#8211; the lead researcher on this study &#8211; of the University of Guelph, ON, Canada found that women growing up on farms were more likely to have cancer than other populations. Turns out the estrogen mimicking chemicals now used in farming (and gardening) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Use Palmolive detergent on powdery mildew</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Palmolive Detergent vs. Powdery Mildew on Fruit Plants Here’s a tip you might find interesting. Researchers in Canada have discovered that household Palmolive detergent both prevents and fights powdery mildew symptoms on fruit. It was as good as the registered chemical product for commercial control with one important exception. It caused fruit damage]]></description>
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		<title>Fungicidal Activity of Compost Teas</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There has been a great deal of information running around about the efficiency or lack of with compost tea and fungus. Does it kill it ? Or not? Researchers in Canada have tested compost teas made from various types of compost for anti-fungal properties. The teas were prepared by adding compost (made]]></description>
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		<title>Growing Blueberries</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:22:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Soils Blueberries grow best in acidic soils (pH 4.0 to 5.5) on well-drained, coarse soils that are high in organic matter. While water is needed, standing water or a wet soil is not going to make this plant happy.]]></description>
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		<title>Spinach</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:04:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spinach is an extremely fast growing and easy crop for early, cool spring weather. It can be one of your first home-grown greens to lead off salad season. When to Plant The nice thing about spinach is the seed germinates better in cold ground (it prefers soil temperatures of 4C over the high temperatures of [...]]]></description>
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