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Muddy Boots · October 6 · 21 min

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This episode covers flea beetles, tree borers, climbing pumpkins and melons, soil health, stink bugs, fruit fly, worms, wicking beds and a struggling magnolia. Plants Mentioned Vegetables & fruit Eggplant — Solanum melongena Apple — Malus domestica Rockmelon — Cucumis melo Pumpkin — Cucurbita spp. Butternut Pumpkin — Cucurbita moschata Potimarron Pumpkin — Cucurbita maxima Wee Be Little Pumpkin — Cucurbita pepo Jack Be Little Pumpkin — Cucurbita pepo Tomato — Solanum lycopersicum Broccoli — Brassica oleracea var. italica Cauliflower — Brassica oleracea var. botrytis Capsicum — Capsicum annuum Chilli — Capsicum spp. Passionfruit — Passiflora edulis Trees & ornamentals Elm — Ulmus spp. Oak — Quercus spp. Pepperina — Schinus molle Fig — Ficus spp. Magnolia — Magnolia spp. Questions Covered • Flea beetles: Managing infestations on eggplants using Eco-Neem, sticky traps and soil treatment. • Tree borers: What to do when borers attack mature trees, including pruning, aeration and soil health. • Growing over arches: Delicious rockmelon and pumpkin varieties suited to vertical growing. • Soil health: pH, compost, rock dust, broadforking and building healthy soil biology. • Stink bugs: Simple methods to control these persistent pests. • Worms: Why worms may come to the surface after adding soil amendments and how to distinguish earthworms from compost worms. • Brassicas: Why broccoli and cauliflower can remain netted throughout the growing season. • Queensland fruit fly: Netting, attractants and identifying fruit fly damage. • White grubs: How to distinguish beneficial orange/yellow-headed grubs from damaging black-headed grubs. • Magnolia: Helping a mature tree recover after extreme heat and drought. Products & Resources Clyde Compost — https://clydecompost.com.au Use code MUDDY15 for 15% off. Neutrog Go-Go Juice Neutrog Populate Seasol Eco-Neem Eco-Oil MycoGold — https://biostim.com.au/shop/myco-gold Digger's Club The Plant Runner — https://theplantrunner.com Plant Runner giveaway: Congratulations this month's winner. Live Q&A: Join Elizabeth and Keith at Frankston Library at 1pm on Wednesday 21 October. For more information, visit muddyboots.net.au. Where you can find all things Muddy Boots! Website: https://www.muddyboots.net.au/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/muddybootspodcast/ Facebook: Muddy Boots Podcast | Facebook

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This episode covers flea beetles, tree borers, climbing pumpkins and melons, soil health, stink bugs, fruit fly, worms, wicking beds and a struggling magnolia.

Plants Mentioned

Vegetables & fruit

  • Eggplant — Solanum melongena
  • Apple — Malus domestica
  • Rockmelon — Cucumis melo
  • Pumpkin — Cucurbita spp.
  • Butternut Pumpkin — Cucurbita moschata
  • Potimarron Pumpkin — Cucurbita maxima
  • Wee Be Little Pumpkin — Cucurbita pepo
  • Jack Be Little Pumpkin — Cucurbita pepo
  • Tomato — Solanum lycopersicum
  • Broccoli — Brassica oleracea var. italica
  • Cauliflower — Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
  • Capsicum — Capsicum annuum
  • Chilli — Capsicum spp.
  • Passionfruit — Passiflora edulis

Trees & ornamentals

  • Elm — Ulmus spp.
  • Oak — Quercus spp.
  • Pepperina — Schinus molle
  • Fig — Ficus spp.
  • Magnolia — Magnolia spp.

Questions Covered

• Flea beetles: Managing infestations on eggplants using Eco-Neem, sticky traps and soil treatment.

• Tree borers: What to do when borers attack mature trees, including pruning, aeration and soil health.

• Growing over arches: Delicious rockmelon and pumpkin varieties suited to vertical growing.

• Soil health: pH, compost, rock dust, broadforking and building healthy soil biology.

• Stink bugs: Simple methods to control these persistent pests.

• Worms: Why worms may come to the surface after adding soil amendments and how to distinguish earthworms from compost worms.

• Brassicas: Why broccoli and cauliflower can remain netted throughout the growing season.

• Queensland fruit fly: Netting, attractants and identifying fruit fly damage.

• White grubs: How to distinguish beneficial orange/yellow-headed grubs from damaging black-headed grubs.

• Magnolia: Helping a mature tree recover after extreme heat and drought.

Products & Resources

Plant Runner giveaway: Congratulations this month's winner.

Live Q&A: Join Elizabeth and Keith at Frankston Library at 1pm on Wednesday 21 October.

For more information, visit muddyboots.net.au.

Where you can find all things Muddy Boots!

Website: https://www.muddyboots.net.au/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/muddybootspodcast/ 
Facebook: Muddy Boots Podcast | Facebook 

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