There is no pest I hate more than the dreaded aphid. Greenfly or blackfly, this sap-sucking insect isn’t welcome in any garden, but every single year it never spares mine. So I learned to just accept it and prepare my arsenal of weapons for when it’s time to fight it. The internet is filled with…
There’s nothing more disheartening than starting your first spring vegetables – salad greens and all kinds of seedlings – and seeing them thrive, only to find them riddled with hundreds of tiny holes, seemingly overnight. Flea beetles are one of the most aggressive and persistent pests that we have to deal with in our home…
Carrot Root Fly are one of the most persistent perennial pests in the garden. They are active for the entire growing season, and can happily lay eggs on alternative vegetables and herbs even if you don’t have carrots in the first place. For the last ten years, we have really struggled, and have tried everything…
Ants can both be bad and good for gardens depending on your experience. I believe there is a need for a healthy ant presence in any garden because ants are generally beneficial for plant life. A good sign of an out-of-control ant population is the presence of large numbers of aphids that secrete honeydew.
As organic gardeners, we have a duty to protect our health, our plants’ health, and the environment – but this is no easy task. Plenty of unwanted bugs and microorganisms come to feast on our vegetables. While a few of them are acceptable, we need to take serious measures when we’re dealing with infestations. Organic…