I am getting mixed recommendations on the use of pesticides in my garden when I ask gardening friends and local garden center staff. Can you provide some direction on how to use them properly.

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Every year we get multiple emails about plants with strange-looking leaves, and we’ve received several of these emails ...

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I received the following email from Doug Brooks, who gardens in Claremont. “For years, I have used some type of yearly insect control product to help protect my fruit trees.

It is available in a product called Hi-Yield Turf and Ornamental Weed Control. This product is sold at independent garden stores. Preen is sold just about anywhere garden products are sold.