Posts by John Thomas

Have you ever gone out to your garden and realized that one of your plants was covered in aphids? Maybe you missed the early signs of infestation, or maybe you left town for a trip or vacation and...

If you’ve ever dealt with aphids, you’ve likely seen black and green varieties since those are the most common aphid colors. But have you ever seen white or whitish bugs–by themselves, in...

I’ve written at length about the arrival of black aphids in my garden last summer—and the kinds of damage they did to my okra plants—but I noticed something interesting recently. This year,...

If you’ve been gardening for any time at all, you’ve likely had aphids in your garden, even if you didn’t realize it at the time. These little pests show up out of nowhere, reproduce...

I recently built my first cinder block garden bed, and ever since then, I’ve been a big fan of using cinder blocks in lieu of wood or metal for raised garden beds. They’re inexpensive, they’re...

Last year, I decided that I wanted to build a raised garden bed against a wooden fence in my backyard. Those amazing metal Vego beds would have been perfect, but I couldn’t spend that kind of cash...