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I gave up chasing a perfectly spotless garden a long time ago. These days, I focus on keeping pests in check before they get out of hand. A quick look under the leaves, knocking beetles into soapy water, hand-picking squash bug eggs, or blasting aphids off with the hose usually keeps things under control. Most seasons, a few simple habits work better than reaching for stronger products. I've saved a lot more harvests by catching problems early than by trying to fight a full-blown infestation later.

If your garden is seeing damage from insects, this helpful article from Denver Urban Gardens will provide some solutions.

Integrated Pest Management Best Practices - Denver Urban Gardens Integrated pest management (IPM), encourages regular monitoring of insect populations to determine when and if treatments are necessary to minimize unacceptable levels of damage. It employs the use of physical barriers, companion planting and cultural techniques, in addition to least toxic controls....

The forecast for this week is more hot, dry weather. So here are some helpful tips for gardening during a heat wave:

Stay Safe: Tips for Gardening in Extreme Heat 7 sensible tips to cope with heat when gardening. Whether you like it hot or not, it is important to take care while working outside.

We have the best volunteers! Many help us tend our gardens weekly. Their help is essential to us being able to grow so much food for our community. And some even take the additional time to deliver the harvests to various food pantries. Thank you, volunteers!