Pest Patrol

Where do garden pests spend the winter?

Snow and cold, or at least colder, temperatures are the norm for most of the country right now, but what does that mean for the local insects? Where do garden pests spend the winter? Winter Vegetable Gardening Overwintering As Eggs There are a few insects that overwinter as eggs. Leafhoppers and corn rootworms are a ...

Treating Fruit Trees in the Spring

As winter winds down, it’s time to start treating fruit trees in the spring to prepare them for a bountiful harvest this year. Here are a few late winter or early spring tasks to keep your trees healthy and productive. Grab the Clippers The first task in treating fruit trees begins in February to early ...

Frustrated with a long winter? Fire up the flame weeder!

Yesterday's 40 degree weather offered the perfect opportunity to bring out the flame weeder. We haven’t seen temperatures above freezing, let alone that warm for 2 months. So, it was a good time to be outside. And, as I promised the boys, when it was warm enough that we could actually make a snowman (because ...