Cucumber beetles, both spotted and striped, are a bane to gardeners all across the country, and as so many of us have had to learn the hard way-they don't just eat cucumbers. They also enjoy chowing down on corn, squash, pumpkins, melons, and bean plant leaves. But while their … [Read more...]
How to Grow Purslane
Chances are, the following tips and tricks on how to grow purslane are not needed in your neighborhood. Purslane is prolific. However, it’s taking hold in gardens as a groundcover and even a garden crop, so here are instructions if you’re encouraging purslane somewhere it doesn’t … [Read more...]
How to Fight Cabbage White Caterpillars
There are two sizes of cabbage white caterpillars gardeners should know. There is the small cabbage white caterpillar and the imaginatively named large cabbage white caterpillar. The smaller variety of this pestis an unassuming green worm, while the larger cabbage white … [Read more...]
How To Fight Leafminer Insects
Leafminers are the larvae of what will eventually become a moth, beetle or fly. Mature insects lay their eggs on the leaves of various plants because the leaves of the plant are a life source that provides both nutrients and shelter for their undeveloped offspring. The larvae … [Read more...]
How to Fight Cotton Bollworms
Cotton Bollworms are an invasive pest that destroys the bolls, the rounded seed capsule, of cotton. The adult form of these pests, a large cream-colored moth, lay their eggs on the leaves and of the cotton plant. These eggs, which are also cream colored but turn a darker brown, … [Read more...]
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