Just Veggies

Earwigs on Vegetable Plants: Leave Them or Remove Them?

I have a population of earwigs eating its way through my garden and I didn’t even know it. Each morning I would walk out to my garden—about 50 yards from my door—and see that the leaves of my Swiss chard, beets and pepper plants had new dime-sized holes in them. Each subsequent day the holes ...

Eating garden crickets makes sense

Eat your pests Last year we talked about eating the weeds in your garden as a means of controlling them and making the best of the situation. Maybe the same works for the insects. Although we often grouse about the insects in our garden, one person’s pest is another one’s meal. This is particularly true ...