by Mike Serant | Sep 9, 2014 | Quick Tips
Weed /weed/ n: a plant that is not valued where it is growing and usually of rank growth; or any plant that grows where you do not want it to grow. Current thinking about problem weeds is to view them as indicators that something in the soil system is amiss. Perhaps...
by Mike Serant | Sep 9, 2014 | Quick Tips
Most Fungi/Bacteria are good and essential for healthy plant growth. One of the problems with chemical fungicides is that they kill the good guys as well as the bad. This practice creates a vacuum in the soils leaving your plants even more unprotected and thus...
by Mike Serant | Sep 9, 2014 | Quick Tips
Look at the whole picture. What part of the plant is being affected? Just the leaves? Branch dieback? What environmental stresses are at play? Poor Drainage? Too much overhead irrigation? For a disease to take hold, three components have to be in place: The Host Plant...
by Mike Serant | Sep 9, 2014 | Quick Tips
We’ve listed some of our favorite publications to further organic education. If you would like the Green Guerrilla recommended book list, just call. 1. Soil Biology Primer – Primarily written by Dr. Elaine Ingham (The Soil Food Web). This is one of the best books on...
by Mike Serant | Sep 9, 2014 | Quick Tips
Healthy crops and plantings is the key. Pest insects are viewed as indicators that the plantings are under stress. Stressed plants send out signals that pest insect’s hone in on. A healthy plant (measurable by its sugar content) will simply be less attractive to pest...
