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• Commented on Plant F-ing: My Dahlias Have Jock Itch
  vlg is right about the "overhead watering". "Don't water the leaves, hit the roots" is a good rule for dahlias and other plants susceptible to powdery mildew and other fungal nasties. I won't scare you yet with tales of rust...
• Commented on LADWP on Water & Farming: 'Let Your Gardens Grow, Urban Farmers!'
  Yo Waterpigs: Be thankful you are not like the commercial Avocado growers that use the Met Water District's commercial rate program. In order to qualify for the reduced bulk-price, large-scale growers have to agree to cut their usage in bad...
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  I’m not going to wait until one of you gets your compost together to ask me an important question. I’m not going to hear the 4th query on “why do I suck at gardening?” (A: worms hate you). This column needs to be responsive, sure… but let me ask a question that you should be asking: Why do my dahlias have jock itch?