Every year, pests and diseases are looking to make a meal out of your cabbage plants. In fact, I always plant extra in case cabbage pests decide to come for dinner. I've even taken matters into my ...
How To Identify and Deal With Root Maggots in Your Garden
Under the soil surface, there is an unbelievable world of tiny creatures. A lof of these critters are a critical part of creating healthy soil. Beneficial nematodes and soil microbes are a key part of ...
Learn to Identify, Prevention, and Control June Bugs
As it warms up, we spend more time in our backyards in the summer. We eagerly anticipate harvesting the fruits of our labor and enjoying the landscape around us as the sun goes down. We aren't ...
Citrus Scale: How to Identify and Control This Pest
Citrus scale is a common pest in gardens, orchards, and homesteads where citruses are grown. This pest causes a massive amount of damage to citrus on a global scale. The insects reproduce quickly ...
How to Identify and Deal with Obnoxious Bean Weevils
Bean weevils are truly appalling pests to contend with. You think you've got a glorious crop of beans to look forward to, and then you discover little dark holes all over your beans and ...
How to Identify and Eliminate Parsley Worm from Your Garden
Parsley worm is a small, ravenous garden beastie that likes to devour many different vegetable and herb crops. If you've had problems in the past with "something" eating your parsley, cilantro, or ...
21 Common Bean Pests and How to Eliminate Them
It's inevitable that if you're growing beans, you'll catch the attention of predators that think these legumes are being grown just for them. Now, some only affect certain species, while others will ...
How to Protect Your Vegetables From Carrot Flies
Don't you hate it when you have lovingly taken care of vegetables like carrots, but when you harvest them, they're damaged by pests? All that growing work is wasted because now you can't use them for ...
11 Common Pine Tree Pests and Diseases
Pines are a classic choice for the yard, with their stately appearance and evergreen splendor. For the most part, they're fairly maintenance-free, as well. Although many conifers are quite ...