Grubs damage both vegetable plants and soil fertility. If you suspect an issue in your garden and see it struggling in summertime, check physically by gently lifting leaves or roots to check for them; once found they should be handpicked out by hand and disposed of. Work gloves should always...
If you have a vegetable garden, berry bush, or fruit tree in your yard, it could be another major food source for your local raccoons. You probably don’t want to get rid of your garden just to prevent raccoons, but you can put up a barrier to keep them away. The most effective wa...
As skunks love to find lots of grubs in your garden, one of the best preventative methods is to treat your lawn so that you get rid of their favorite snacks. Spray your lawn with milky spore disease or beneficial nematodes. This will also help to controlJapanese beetlelarvae, so it’s a...
If your backyard is shaded, don’t fret. Stun your neighbors with an abundant vegetable garden in front of your house, or use what you’ve got anddesign a shade garden. You can try to reduce shade in your yard by removing or trimming large bushes and trees. Greta Hoffman| Pexels 3. ...
How To Get Rid Of Skunks In Your Garden When you worked hard to grow a lovely vegetable garden, the last thing you want to see in that garden is a skunk. A garden provides a ready food source for skunks. So long as they have access to that food, you can be assured that they will...
Moles and voles differ in their feeding habits as well. While voles eat plant material and can be very destructive in the garden, moles have an entirely different diet. Moles are insectivores. Their diet consists of grubs, worms, bugs, beetles, and other subterranean insects. ...
Nematodes.Many people have heard of spraying nematodes on the soil to control grubs. Turns out there’s another species of nematodes that can control slugs:Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita. I haven’t seen them available for purchase in North America as of this writing, but maybe some day. ...
May, Year 2:The grubs go through a pupate stage under the ground to metamorphose into adult beetles. June-July, Year 2: Mature Japanese beetles emerge from the ground to mate and eat plants in the vicinity. This is also the time when the females lay eggs, starting the cycle all over ...
How to Plant and Grow TurnipsTurnip in garden by Stephen Albert Sharing is caring! Facebook Twitter Save Turnips are grown as a root vegetable or for their green leaves, Turnips are a cool-season crop; they grow and taste best when they come to harvest in cool weather....
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