Growing Gardeners
Dig into our online garden classroom featuring urban gardening advice, fun projects for kids, and recipes straight from the garden.
Learn to foster a garden that supports your community and local ecology.
Managing Pest in Your Garden: Part II
Today, we’re going to talk about all the steps you take before actually taking any action against your pests. Next week, we’ll talk about the 4 ways that you can safely get rid of pests in your garden.
Managing Pest in Your Garden: Part I
Today, we’re going to talk about all the steps you take before actually taking any action against your pests. Next week, we’ll talk about the 4 ways that you can safely get rid of pests in your garden.
Bad Bugs, Good Bugs
As I brushed against the beautiful blue flowering Salvia guaranitica I saw a burst of movement out of the corner of my eye. I would have loved to ignore it and just keep on pruning, but I’m an old and wily gardener, and I know it’s best to investigate anything unusual I see in my garden immediately. Sure enough, when I brushed the Salvia again, there was a burst of action. Tiny white insects swarmed for a moment and then settled back onto the undersides of the leaves. Oh no. Whitefly.
