In Episode 115 of GBH's Victory Garden, host Jim Crockett picks some sweet corn and peppers and takes control of cabbage root maggots and squash vine borers.
00:00 - A Midsummer Night's pruning
01:15 - Bye-Bye, borers!
02:32 - Bigger isn't always better
04:16 - Root of the problem
07:02 - New England-style okra
08:23 - Peter Piper's pickin'
10:15 - The early girl is cracking 🍅
12:00 - You can eat the skin as well as the flesh
15:05 - Dill aka Mr. GQ
17:10 - Eggplant parmesan
18:50 - Husk to table 🌽
21:50 - This Old Plant
25:32 - Jim answers viewer Q's
02:04 - Jim suggests the use of Rotenone, a substance used as an insecticide and a piscicide. As of 2020, the EPA reports that Rotenone is not registered for insecticidal uses and we do not recommend using it in your home garden. For current insecticides, we encourage you to seek out guidance from local experts such as your county agricultural agent. Use, Usage, and Benefits of Rotenone (PC #071003) and Impacts of Proposed Mitigations (2020). In Regulations.gov. Retrieved August 19, 2024, from www.regulations.gov/document/EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0572-0061
Host: James Underwood Crockett
Directed & Produced by: Russell Morash
Original air date: July 14, 1976
© 1976 WGBH Educational Foundation and James Underwood Crockett
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