Today, identifying bugs lies at the ability of you to describe it based on the type of plant that it attacks and the type or extent of damage that has been done to a plant. Every gardener spends good amount of time tending to the plants in his or her garden so when it comes to not...
Learn how to safely and naturally deal with common garden pests, plant diseases, weeds and other problems that can wreak havoc on your garden.
The larvae drop to the ground and live among fallen leaves, eating the leaf litter. You usually don’t see the larvae or pupa. You will only notice them when they emerge as adults to eat your potato plants. More on The Colorado Potato Bug – What They Look Like and Getting Rid of ...
Tansyis a real draw to pest-eating bugs such as ladybugs, ladybirds, and predatory wasps. At the same time, tansy repels many typical baddies, such as cutworm, which attacks asparagus, bean, cabbage, carrot, celery, corn, lettuce, pea, pepper, potato, and tomato plants. Tansy is a per...
I think it will make a great all-purpose variety for the home gardener for canning and sauces, as well as fresh eating. Another aspect, which you can’t tell very well from the picture of Garden Gem, is the faint yellow striping in the skin, and some later fruits that have a hint ...
Caterpillar eggs clinging to a leaf and ready to hatch into action Ladybirds will help you combat the bad bugs Nasturtiums in their caterpillar-free glory You may also like A rose by any other name Jo Arnell explores the magic of hellebores, the flowering stars of the early spring garden ...
Along the same lines, birds do not have the same appreciation for a tidy garden that many humans do. If you skip the deadheading and leave leaf litter on the ground, the birds will have a lot more to eat; seedpods and overwintering bugs are perfect calorie-dense food sources forbirds ...
Dragonflies (maybe Common Green Darner, Anax junius) around the pond, leaf-footed bugs (family Coreidae, below bottom right) and spittlebugs (superfamily Cercopoidea) on the Huacatay, a jumping spider (family Salticidae, below top right), a Potter wasp (Eumenes fraternal, below, top left...
There are plenty of beneficial pollinators overwinter in gardens by hibernating in dried leaf piles and last-season’s perennial plants, and March can still be one of our snowiest months! PREPARE YOUR SOIL — Now is a good time to add organic amendments like compost and peat moss. Rototill...
I moved some of them (on a leaf) to the rose they usually eat but I think it was too little too late. This entry was posted in veg, Wildlife and tagged bugs, butterfly on May 4, 2022. Good Wood? My Nicotania seedlings have been fab this year. I have had about 50. I’ve...