It was the middle of summer, and my pepper plants were robust and fruiting. I eagerly strolled to the garden with my morning cup of tea to check their progress. But as I walked closer, I could tell...
Category: Bugs
At some point in time, practically everyone has experienced ant-related headaches. My most recent bout with ants was when I found a few of them wandering on my bathroom counter. It started with a...
One morning, I awoke to a few ants in my dining room. No big deal. I swept them up and got rid of them. But by the third day, there were hundreds, and they’d traveled through the kitchen and into...
Say it with me fellow grower: Aphids are the worst. These irritating pests love to swoop in on thriving gardens and flourish at our expense. If you’ve been gardening for any length of time,...
For such small creatures, aphids can really cause really big problems in your garden. If you’ve ever had a plant with a few little crawling dots one day, then come back the next to find it...
Two years ago, I had a problem in a few of my raised garden beds. I remember waking up one morning and seeing my month-old pepper plants looking pretty ragged. I didn’t see any plant-chewing...
