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The Great Pollinators: Inviting Bees, Butterflies & More to Your Garden

Day 26: Flowers blooming but no fruit? You need pollinators.

Key Allies

Honeybees: $15B US crops/year. Colony collapse from pesticides threatens food supply. Rent hives or plant bee forage.
Native bees, beetles, flies, ants: All move pollen. Tolerate some leaf damage from beetles.
Butterflies & hummingbirds: Beautiful, effective. Plant nectar flowers near veggies.

Attract Them

National Pollinator Week (June 18–24). Visit US Fish & Wildlife site for regional guides. My top pick: marigolds—deter pests AND attract pollinators.

Challenge Winding Down

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About Garden: Vegetable Garden Pest Management: Day 22 of the 30-Day Challenge; 30-Day Vegetable Garden Challenge Day 7: Seed Starting Mistakes and Lessons Learned; 30-Day Vegetable Garden Challenge: Day 30 – Journey's End, Gardening's Beginning; 30-Day Vegetable Garden Challenge Day 18: Pepper Seed Starting Struggles and Solutions; 30-Day Vegetable Garden Challenge Day 23: Snake Encounters and Facing Garden Fears; Preserving Leftover Seeds: The Oxygen-Absorber Jar Method; Building a Raised Bed Garden: Day 2 of the 30-Day Challenge; Hardening Off Seedlings: The 10-Day Transition to Outdoors; 30-Day Garden Challenge Day 3: Building Perfect Soil for Raised Beds; Starting a Vegetable Garden: The 30-Day Challenge Begins

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30-Day Garden Challenge: All About Seeds—Buying, Starting, and Lessons Learned

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30-Day Garden Challenge Day 21: Peas vs. Green Beans—Speed Test

30-Day Garden Challenge Day 14: Planting Potatoes in Containers

30-Day Vegetable Garden Challenge: Day 11 – Choosing the Right Potting Mix for Containers

How to Pot Up Seedlings: A Complete Guide for Your Vegetable Garden

30-Day Garden Challenge Day 11: Space Planning for Vining Crops

30-Day Vegetable Garden Challenge: Day 16 – Potato Update from Garbage Bag Planters

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