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
The Garden Pests category focuses on common insects and animals that damage flowers, vegetables, lawns, and backyard plants. Learn how to identify pest damage, recognize the culprit, and choose safe, effective control methods.
These posts cover natural solutions, prevention strategies, and simple tools that protect your garden without harming pollinators or beneficial insects. You’ll also find tips for balancing pest control with healthy soil and sustainable growing practices.
From chewed leaves to lawn damage and garden infestations, this category helps you diagnose problems and respond with confidence.
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...
Cabbage White Caterpillar and Butterfly
Cabbage White Caterpillar and Butterfly The cabbage white caterpillar and butterfly can wreak havoc on your cabbage and mustard family crops. The butterfly lays the eggs on your plants. The caterpillars eat your leaves and...