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editor's note Pages
17-22 of this booklet deal with disease and insect prevention.
earthly pursuits recommends natural and organic disease and pest control.
I have included the sections of the booklet that offer safe solutions and
have omitted the sections that advocate chemical/toxic solutions. I have
also listed several resources for more information on natural, organic
Integrated Pest Management. please see page 17
for some links to alternative methods of disease and insect control.
I apologize for not including the pages as part of this historical
document but I cannot in good conscience publish methods so totally against
my beliefs.
On the following two pages, if a remedy is not listed for the disease or
pest it has been intentionally omitted. Try links on page
17 to find solutions. |
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CORN |
Smut末(Large, black, irregular swellings on ears or tops). The only
remedy is to cut off and burn the smut swellings.
Cornear worms末(Bore through husk and eat the young kernels). Kill all
worms which are found when husking corn for use. |
Cutworms末(A dark worm which cuts plant off at surface of earth when
plant is small). Seed Corn Maggot末(Tunnels in seed, sprouts and
stems of plants). |
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CUCUMBERS |
Anthracnose末(Brown spots on leaves).
Downy mildew末Yellow spots on leaves).
Wilt末(Leaves droop and wilt quickly).末Pull up and burn plants.
Striped beetles act as carriers of this disease and should be controlled
carefully.
Stink bug or squash bug末(Sucks sap from leaves and injects an
injurious substance.) |
Striped beetle or 12-spotted beetle末(Both eat leaves).
Preventative: Cover young plants with protectors
of cheesecloth or wire gauze.
Vine Borer末(Worm which bores into vine at surface of earth)
Remedy: Carefully cut the vine lengthwise,
remove borer and kill. As plants grow throw earth over vine at ev4ery other
joint, in order that new roots may form and to keep the vine growing. |
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EGGPLANT |
Blight or wilt末(Whole plant wilts).末No remedy. Pull up and burn
plants.
Flea beetle末(Small jumping beetle which eats leaves). |
Anthracnose末(Dark sunken spots in fruit; cracks in leaves). |
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ONIONS |
PEAS |
Thrips末(Very small sucking insects, which cause leaves to turn a
silvery color or whitish, and later to curl and twist).
Cutworms末(Dark worms which attach onions as they do corn).
Onion Maggot末(Eats bulb, inducing decay). |
Powdery mildew末(Covers plant with powdery white growth).
Pea Aphis. |
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POTATOES |
Early blight末(Brown spots, with concentric rings on leaves. Worst in
moist weather.)
Late blight末(Dark spots on leaves, appearing water soaked and not
having concentric rings. The spots become yellow and the leaves die. Worst
in hot, sultry weather, August and September. Lives over winter in seed
potatoes.) |
Colorado potato beetle末(The common potato bug which eats leaves).
Blister beetle末(Long black potato bug or old fashioned potato bug.
Eats leaves.)
Flea beetle末(Small jumping insect which eats leaves, usually appearing when
plant is small. |
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SWEET POTATOES |
Beetles末(Eat foliage).
Cutworms末(Worms which cut plants off at the surface of earth). |
Black Rot末(Black, sunken and nearly circular spots appear on tubers.
It begins as small spots on stems and spreads until the stems rot off.)
Control: Use only sound healthy tubers to
produce healthy plants. |
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PUMPKIN |
RUTABAGA |
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This plant is subject to the same diseases and insects as cucumber, and
should be treated the same way. |
This plant is subject to the same pests as cabbage and should be treated the
same way. |
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[ed. note]
see Mulch, Intensive and Lazy Gardening
Books for alternative methods of preparing the soil and planting.
"Carrots Love Tomatoes"
is a good reference for companion planting - which plants like to be planted
closer to each other and may help provide natural pest prevention and which
plants do not like each other.
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