Eighteenth-Century Kitchen Gardens Images from The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

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3 Pest Control Chart TYPE OF PEST Solution Summarize solution in 2-3 words Onion Maggots Help! Bugs are eating my onions! They don t seem to eat my other plants, though. Stone Fruit Borers Help! Bugs are eating the fruit that falls on the ground in my orchard!

4 Worms and caterpillars Help! Worms and caterpillars are crawling all over my plants and eating them! Squash Bugs Help! Bugs are eating my squashes and pumpkins. They must find them delicious!

5 Rabbits and Deer Help! Rabbits and deer keep getting into my garden and eating my vegetables

6 18 th -Century Pest Control Solutions Cards Worms of all kinds were pests in 18 th -century gardens. Lime water--a mixture of lime powder (from oysters) and water could be sprinkled on plants as a preventative. However, the most effective method of pest control was handpicking the worms off the plants. This remains a labor-intensive, but effective method today. In 18 th century Virginia, gardeners also used lead powder or tobacco powder to try to keep pests off plants. Neither method is used today. Lime water can still be used today. A little dish soap can be added to the water to help it stick to the plants. These pests were a problem in 18 th -century Virginia and they remain a problem in modern gardens. They infest squash plants, including pumpkins. In the 18 th century, gardeners would use lime powder or ash on the leaves to deter the bugs. Cayenne pepper was also used in the 18 th century garden to deter pests. These were a problem in 18 th -century Virginia and they remain a problem in modern kitchen gardens. Since the bugs only eat onions, it helps to plant something other than onions in that space the next year so the bugs have nothing to feed on and die off. This is called crop rotation that is, planting a different crop in the same place each season. It remains the organic solution today. Rabbits and deer were problems in 18 th -century gardens, just as they are frequently in modern gardens in the United States. Deer and rabbits love eating kitchen gardens. For rabbits, 18 th century gardeners wrapped cheesecloth around the base of trellises to protect plants. For deer, fencing was and remains the best solution. These were a problem in 18 th -century Virginia and can be a problem in modern orchards today. The borers get into the fruit, and the fruit then falls to the ground, where the borers reproduce. One of the best ways of stopping this pest in 18 th century Virginia was by having chickens and hogs eat the fruit on the ground interrupting the life cycle

7 Pest Control Chart: Answer Key TYPE OF PEST Solution Summarize solution in 2-3 words Onion Maggots Help! Bugs are eating my onions! They don t seem to eat my other plants, though. These were a problem in 18 th century Virginia and they remain a problem in modern kitchen gardens. The only solution in the 18 th century was crop rotation that is, planting a different crop in the same place every season. It remains the organic solution today. Crop rotation Stone Fruit Borers Help! Bugs are eating the fruit on my fruit trees, causing it all to drop on the ground! Worms and caterpillars Help! Worms and caterpillars are crawling all over my plants and eating them! These were a problem in 18 th century Virginia and can be a problem in modern orchards today. Often the borers get into the fruit. The fruit often falls to the ground. One of the best ways of stopping this pest in 18 th century Virginia was by having chickens and hogs eat the fruit on the ground interrupting the life cycle. Worms of all kinds were pests in 18 th century gardens. The most effective method of pest control was handpicking the worms off the plants. This remains a labor-intensive, but effective method today. In 18 th -century Virginia, gardeners also used lead powder or tobacco powder to try to keep pests off plants. Neither method is used today. Lime water--a mixture of lime powder (from oysters) and water was also used then, and is still sometimes sprinkled on plants as a preventative. A little dish soap can be added to the water to help it stick to the plants. Chickens and hogs Pick worms off

8 Squash Bugs Help! Bugs are eating my squashes and pumpkins. They must find them delicious! Rabbits and Deer Help! Rabbits and deer keep getting into my garden and eating my vegetables. These pests were a problem in 18 th century Virginia and they remain a problem in modern gardens. They infest squash plants, including pumpkins. In the 18 th century, gardeners would use lime powder or ash on the leaves to deter the bugs. Cayenne pepper was also used in the 18 th century garden to deter pests. Rabbits and deer were problems in 18 th century gardens, just as they are frequently in modern gardens in the United States. Deer and rabbits love eating kitchen gardens. For rabbits, 18 th century gardeners wrapped cheesecloth around the base of trellises to protect plants. For deer, fencing was and remains the best solution. Lime or ash Cheesecloth and fences

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