One day your zucchini, cucumber, squash or melons are looking glorious and healthy, and then next day one of them just dies. Flat as a pancake. Wilted, limp, and no heartbeat. What the heck just happened? The culprit is –not squash vine borer, like you thought–but bacterial wilt. Yep, bacterial wilt. So learn […]
Row Covers: 6 Reasons Why They Are Must Have in the Garden
Every year I hear gardening friends lament about how “someone” ate their strawberries. Or that someone’s friend devoured their seedlings. There are lots of someones in the land of gardening who find what you grow to be quite yummy. So, I resort to row covers to help me keep those “someones” at bay. If I […]
Grow Eggplant Successfully. Win the Bug Battle.
I have discovered the secret to growing eggplant. I am hesitant to share it with you since you too will have a bumper crop of those shiny purple, yummy tasting veggies. *The horrors.* For five years, I was an eggplant growing loser. I walked with shame. How can someone who grows everything fail at eggplant? […]
Organic Bug Repellent for the Garden. 5 Sure Fired Methods.
Invitations to my scrumptious garden buffet go out early to every bug and animal in town. Now, if I could just figure out who is the pest party coordinator I could save myself some headaches. Alas, I have yet to track him or her down. Over the years, I have tried a variety of methods […]
Make Your Own NonToxic Garden Bug Spray.
This was my first year of growing damask roses. In the past, I grew double knock out roses which were hardy and simply laughed at the pests and the elements. I wasn’t prepared for the amount of insects that adore Damask roses. I watched in horror as sawflies and spider mites attacked the plants, […]
6 Easy Vegetables to Grow
When I look back at all the years, I have been gardening, I can truly confide that there are only six easy vegetables to grow. Why did I say “easy” because all vegetable could have issues such as pests, powdery mildew, etc. Also, plant issues could also be magnified by where you live. Just to […]
Mexican Bean Beetle: Learn How to Id and Prevent it.
Last year I thought my bush bean leaves were ravished by the Japanese beetles. The beetles didn’t touch my black or white beans So I ignored the beetles to focus on bigger problems–the cabbage looper. Well, ignorance is not bliss since that “beetle” was the Mexican bean beetle which ravished all of my bean leaves […]
Get Rid of Squash Bug Eggs with this Simple Hack
Who dislikes squash bugs? Raise your hands. I have 8 ways how you can keep those bugs at bay. Well, if all your efforts fail, you still need to remove the eggs from the back of your leaves. Why? They can suck the life out of your squash leaves. (Those little vampires.) So every summer, […]
