Root maggots and turnips—or root maggots and anything you’re about to eat—are not words that should go together. I have had very little experience in growing turnips, with just one previous crop of pure-white turnips that were meant to be harvested quite young, about an inch in diameter. I guess I pulled that crop before ...
Read More | Just VeggiesWith the deer fence in place this year I thought all would be well in the garden, but the little creatures had other plans. As I worked at the kitchen sink, I noticed a couple of sparrows eat the leaves off of my young pea plants! Are sparrows pulling off the leaves of pea plants ...
Read More | Pest PatrolWell, we made the leap. Grant is installing a 6 and a half foot tall deer fence around the patio garden to finally keep out the deer for good. When we first moved into our home 13 years ago, there were a few deer, but it was manageable. They’d typically leave everything along throughout the ...
Read More | Pest PatrolIt looks like the garden has come to an end, but it wasn't by Mother Nature’s frosty hand. The deer, which have been absent for all of the summer, decided to pay us a visit and clean out everything that was ripe or even close to being so on a single night. So much for ...
Read More | Pest PatrolSince I eat a lot of beets, I planted a fair number of them this year. The only problem is, my first batch has issues with leaves turning brown and dying. To ensure I have plenty of beets to enjoy, I had to do my homework to figure out what might be happening to them. ...
Read More | Pest PatrolEven though the prevalence of pests increases later in the season when generations bump up the number feeding on or affecting your plants, it doesn’t mean the spring seedlings are immune. Even now, as the soil is finally warmed up in many areas to plant, the circle of life has begun. Cabbage root maggot This ...
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