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As Mr. Sun (Sun Tzu) said in his Art of War, If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every ...

While bagging the apples, I found that a lot of apples are stuck either to a small twig, or a leaf. Pulling at the apple, you find that the apple has a hole where it touches the twig or leaf. It is the brownish excrement that glued the apple to the leaf or twig. While looking for some better-looking apples to ...

Following up on my previous post on pest control, Pest Control: A Prerequisite Course in Organic Gardening, I know as a fact that in some parts of the world, farmers put bags on those tiny apples when they thin out the clusters. By doing so, the apples are protected against weather, pests and even pesticides. Just a couple of weeks before harvest, ...

Pest control is something that you need consider before you start your organic gardening project. This is a lesson that I learned in my first few months into organic gardening. I have a couple of apple trees in my backyard. Last year, only one apple was found. To be accurate, just half of it hanging lonesomely in the tree. Guess ...