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I have just updated the Texas Cooperative Extension publication E-159 " Chemical controls for plant diseases at home". This is a guide to the various over the counter stuff plant disease control products that you can purchase at the local retail store. It is accurate at time of publication. This document will provide an overview of the products and the class of plants that they are labelled for. This document does NOT recommend or comment on the effectiveness of any particular product. You can find this free document at http://tcebookstore.org or click here to download the pdf file.

One of many challenges that we faced in the Education Community Gardens at Dallas are varmints. These are either rabbits or rats. Lately I am thinking that these sorts of damage are done by rats (cotton rats to be specific). Check out the November issue of Seedling Report to get an update on the rats that we have come across in the ECG@Dallas. So what can be done? We have had some success with cages, fences and netting. Stay tuned as we battle these varmints and keep you update on the successes and failures.