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Using 100% Cold Pressed Neem Oil with Azadirachtin in Your Garden:  Stop Chewing Insects! I have been using Neem Oil for several years. It is outstanding for stopping chewing insects in your vegetable garden. It is 100% natural as it pressed from the seeds of the Neem tree. If you look up Neem Oil use in India, you will find it has been used for well over a 1000 years. I sell 100% Cold Pressed Neem Oil with all its components on my blog. You are certainly welcome to purchase it from me but no matter from where you purchase it.... make sure it is 100% cold pressed with the component azadirachtin. That is what kills chewing insects. That is what you are paying for as an insect killer. Sadly, in the States they sell a filtered product of Neem and all you get is the oil. All the key components are gone. An oil in itself does smother and kill insects but you can use any oil for that. If you buy Neem Oil make sure it is not filtered. This video will explain the products that ARE NOT usef...

Cucumber Gardening Tips: Care, Feeding,  Trellising and Transplants! Come mid July from heat, bugs, diseases or all three... your cucumbers can get beat up. A lot of time, here in Maryland Zone 7, I get great production from my cucumbers from late June until the end of July. But then the plants just get beat down. That leads me to my first and most under utilized tip. TIP ONE: Start some new cucumber transplants mid July. Select a fast maturing variety and start the seeds outdoors in 8 ounce cups. Replace your old beat up plants with 2 week old transplants come the end of July. They should be up producing by the end of August. Your cucumbers might be a bit weathered and worn. You can use Epsom Salt as a way to green them up and it is probably a good idea to give the a nice large liquid feeding with a balanced liquid fertilizer that covers N-P-K and micro-nutrients. This is true for both container and ground planted cucumbers. If you are growing cucumbers in containers, you should ...

GONE VACATIONING:  Anything Ordered From July 1st through July 13th  Wont Be Shipped Until July 14th &15th Any orders placed July 1st through July 13th:  Seeds, Neem Oil, Calcium Nitrate  wont be shipped until July 14th & 15th. Good Luck with Your Garden, Gary (The Rusted Garden) Join My New YouTube Channel Just for NEW Gardeners: My First Vegetable Garden Join My Google+ Community Our Tomato and Vegetable Gardens (5000+ Members!) 400+ HD Short and to Point Garden Videos: My YouTube Video Gardening Channel Follow and Organize The Rusted Garden on Pinterest

My Most Recently Published Video. Good Luck with Your Garden,Gary (The Rusted Garden) Join My New YouTube Channel Just for NEW Gardeners: My First Vegetable Garden Join My Google+ Community Our Tomato and Vegetable Gardens (5000+ Members!) 400+ HD Short and to Point Garden Videos: My YouTube Video Gardening Channel Follow and Organize The Rusted Garden on Pinterest

Follow My Garden's Growth at My New Community Plot: See Everything I Do Over the Year - From Weeding, To Soil Preparation, Planting, Tending, Harvesting and A Lot More! This year I finally got my community garden plot. I inherited and over-grown plot covered in weeds and wire grass. The fence needed to be replaced and it was in need of lot care and repair. But it is mine! The first 6 episodes show you how I took it from its neglected over-grown 20-25 foot plot turned into something I am really proud of. If you don't have room or land... you might want to look for community garden plots in your area. Check out the videos for more information and watch me build and grow my community garden. My Community Garden Plot Episode 1:  I Finally Got It!, Fencing, Vinegar Brush Killer & Weed Block  I finally got my 20 x 25 foot community garden plot after a long wait. I will be doing a season long series on how I manage the plot, plant, tend and deal with pests. Some of the space will...

Benefits of Pruning Peppers:  Several Examples with Control Plants There are several reasons you may prune peppers. One reason is to develop stronger sturdier stems. This helps plants manage high wind areas and better support heavy crops of peppers. Removing the main growing tip will also create more side-shoot growth in 98% of pepper varieties. I found a few that don't seem to like pruning like 'Banana' peppers. This will create a bushier plant that will branch out and flower more.  The more flowers, the greater the yield of peppers. Pruning ultimately lets you make a stronger plant that produces more. I will be doing an ongoing series based on the peppers I am pruning. I will be using control groups when available. Here is what my original pruned peppers look like, about 1 month later after their initial pruning. They are compared to un-pruned peppers of the same variety. Here is the original pruning video if you would like to see how it is done. Pruning can be done many ...

Pruning Pepper Transplants:  Greater Yields, Stockier Plant, More Side-Shoots & No Flowers  Removing the main growing tip of your pepper plants will produce stronger stockier plants and increase the yield of each plant. You end up with a lot more side shoot growth which means more flowers and peppers. You don't want your transplants flowering indoors. Prune them. Let them work on stem strength and side shoot production while inside. Typically, peppers are started 8-10 weeks indoors before they go outside into the garden. You can start them a lot sooner and prune them. You will have stronger plants that will bring you greater yields. When you start them earlier as I did, about 16 weeks before they will go outside, you need to prune them and remove the flowers. Good Luck with Your Garden, Gary (The Rusted Garden) Join My New YouTube Channel Just for NEW Gardeners: My First Vegetable Garden Join My Google+ Community Our Tomato and Vegetable Gardens (5000+ Members!) 400+ HD S...