Tomato Pests
Tomato Pests Got yourself tomato pests? Let’s go over a few of the common ones you might see, or the damage they might leave behind on occasion.
Category: Garden Pests
Nobody likes them, but at one point or another, we all will have them, lawn and garden pests. Not all insects are bad for your gardens. Matter of fact, many are crucial to plant health, growth, and development.
This section will deal with common gardens, flower gardens, and lawn pests. The culprits that may raid your gardens and yards cause havoc by destroying, chewing, and killing your plants.
This category will include pictures of pest damage, photos to help you identify your likely enemy, and how one might go about ridding oneself of the little buggers.
Stink Bug
Stink Bug There are many varieties of the stink bug. Most are olive green and black, although some are brightly colored and all are shield-shaped insects.
Organic Deer Plant Repellent
Organic Deer Plant Repellent Recipe Deer love to munch on certain plants and it is rather comical how in one area a gardener will have luck with a certain product keeping deer away from their...
Leafhoppers and Planthoppers
Leafhoppers and Planthoppers There are over 12,500 varieties of leafhoppers and planthoppers, that feed on the sap from plants, grass, and trees but most are harmless to the plant.
Snails
Snails At some point, you will have to contend with snails in your vegetable garden and flower gardens. Use these simple tricks to slay snails on your container plantings and gardens
Low Down on Neem Oil For Plants
Low Down on Neem Oil For Plants Neem oil is fantastic if you purchase the correct kind and use it properly. Most of the time when I hear someone complain that Neem oil didn’t work for...
Spittlebug
Spittlebug in the Garden If you have a vegetable garden or a flower garden at some point you will see proof of a spittlebug in the garden. Proof you ask? What is that proof?
Slugs
How to Get Rid of Slugs in the Garden Slugs eat through and create damage to fruits, vegetables, plant leaves, and seedlings. What does the damage look like? Have slug issues? Here is how to...
6 Ways to Keep Ants Out of Hummingbird Feeders
6 Ways To Keep Ants Out Of Hummingbird Feeders Ants are attracted to sugar and sweetness and since hummingbird feeders are made up of sugar water, they, of course, are going to go straight for...
Eggshells Agitate Ants
Eggshells Agitate Ants Here is a fun fact for you and a reason to save your eggshells. For some reason, eggshells agitate ants enough to relocate them. The process is really simple and cheap. For...
Safe Solution for Aphids
Safe Solutions For Aphids Every plant can have an aphid issue at some point. Aphids feed on all plants and leaves by piercing stems and leaves and sucking the fluid out of them. Let’s find...
What is Eating My Cabbage Plants
What is Eating My Cabbage Plants Yesterday, I received a question in my Facebook inbox that included pictures. It is an excellent question too. What is eating my cabbage plants? Anytime, I receive a question...
Cucumber Beetles How to Get Rid of Them
Cucumber Beetles This article focuses on cucumber beetles and how to get rid of them in your garden. Pictures of two types and how to prevent them from coming back.
Common Lawn Pests
Common Lawn Pests Disease and common lawn pests can be prevented or cured by following a few basic steps. Be sure to set your low mower height to 1-1/2 inches, have a sharp blade, have...
Slug Prevention of Hostas
Slug Prevention of Hostas Hostas are extremely easy to grow and add visual appeal to flower beds. They are hardy plants that look wonderful in any season. There is one garden pest that feels the...