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Gardening in The Summer


The summer is here and in Gainesville that means a lot of rain, a lot of sun, and a lot of bugs. Pests start to creep up in the hot humid Summer season and wreak havoc on my plants that already struggle in the heat for water. Snails especially, eat away at my hardworking leaves and stems. This week we learned about disease control as well as pest control. To combat the increase in critter life my family have utilized general pest control around the house to keep the bugs outside. While my brother and I use other methods such as the mixture used in class to keep bugs and ailments away from our garden. We didn’t expect disease to be a problem in our garden as making remedies is easy. Other than that, I’ve been keeping my celery propagate healthy and growing, while my lettuce seedlings have yet to germinate. I might need to get more peat pellets and grow them in there. In the meantime, I hope my garden continues to grow as I get closer to the end of the semester. And that slugs and bugs stay away from my plants as they grow into fruiting time.

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