Organic Pyrethrin
Drip irrigation: Fedco. Anchor every 6-7 feet. Remove at end of season.
Recommended (drought-resistant?) plants:
Background shrub: Center Glow 9-Bark
Petrennia – Golden Valerian
Stokes aster
Meadow Rue
Variegated Sedum
Frosted Elegance Phlox
Good website for companion planting: Cornell extension
Apply sifted diatomaceous earth after it rains (yeah, right)
Scab-resistant potatoes: Butte Red New Orleans Natasha
Vocabulary
monoecious
parthenocarpic (fruit without fertilization)
Septoria leaf spot (tomato disease)
Pyganic: pyrethrin-based insecticide derived from chrysanthemums
Surround, Serenade: Chemical-free disease control
Neem oil and spinosad – either can be used to control thrips
Yellow leaves: correct with Miracle Gro
Apply biofungicides before mildew; add nutrition
Copper sulfate or hydroxide
pmr = powdery mildew resistant