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PESTS AT THE FARM!
On this episode of HRN’s Rooftop Farming with Ben Flanner, he updates us on two pernicious spring pests: flea beetles and pigeons. Check out this “shotgunned” arugula leaf from last year’s pestpocalypse — what a bummer these guys are! The best defense against them is row cover, but it’s tough to cover rows on a windy rooftop farm! And row cover doesn’t seem to deter those jerks of the sky, pigeons, who peck right through it to munch on the tasty peas beneath. Ah, the trials and tribulations of organic farming… At least we don’t have to deal with deer!!
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- BGBees Urban Beekeeper Training Program
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- ANNOUNCING OUR HOLIDAY FARM PRODUCTS
- GOOD NIGHT, FARM
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- PURSLANE!
- ALL FOR THE BIRDS
- BUY FOOD!
- CSA 2012 NOW OPEN!
- BRAVEST BEES IN NYC
- WINTER BUSTLE
- NEW FARM!
- ROOFTOP RESEARCH
- CONGRATULATIONS SNOW LEOPARD!
- CHICKENS FLY NORTH IN THE WINTER
- VAMPIRE-PROOFING
- FIRST ANNUAL NYC HONEY FESTIVAL POST GAME WRAPUP
- HARVESTING A LOAD OF HONEY!
- SWEET NEW STUFF
- WORMS FOR SALE!
- BEEHIVE ‘SPLODING!
- BOBO GETS A GRANGE HIVE
- A YEAR OF GROWTH
- FIRST GREEN
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- A LOT TO BE THANKFUL FOR
- WE’RE WINNERS!
- GOODBYE SUMMER
- RETURN OF THE GREENS!
- ONE PEA AT A TIME
- WHAT’S FRESH
- SOUPS ON!
- TIME FOR PLANTS
- NOT JUST A ROOF ANYMORE
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- THE REAL DIRT ON BROOKLYN GRANGE FARM
- THOUGHTS ON THE SOLSTICE AND A WHOLE LOT OF SNOW
- NEW FARM PROGRESS
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- SORREL
- TURNIPS
- RADISHES
- UP ON THE FARM


