Pest Patrol

For a Healthy Start, Create a Spring Garden Watch List

Typically, there isn’t a lot of pest pressure in the early part of the spring, but this time of the season has his own set of challenges. Create a spring garden watch list to create a good start for your plants and be proactive against pests. Start at ground level If you didn’t add amendments ...

Why frogs and toads are good for your garden

Beyond the voracious marauders of deer, rabbits, or ground squirrels, when we think wildlife in the garden, we often envision birds and native bees or other insects. And while the birds and bees are undoubtedly valuable, having toads and frogs in the garden is a real treat. We had lots of toads in the garden ...

Snails and Slugs in the Vegetable Garden

Snails and slugs can do some serious damage to a crop just emerging from the ground. As you can probably guess, this is the harm I’ve most recently experienced in my own garden. I’ve written several times this season about my insect barrier. It’s been awesome at keeping flea beetles and leaf miners away from ...