As we all know the honey bees are losing the battle to the insecticides that are being used in the yard and garden. I am not sure what is hurting the frog population, but I feel certain that there are plenty of garden friendly helpers that we are inadvertently endangering. Products that are not harmful to these critters would be a wonderful gift to any gardener or anyone who works in their yard the least little bit.
Powdery mildew and black spot on my roses... help! I've trimmed them up, cut off the bad leaves and stems, changed the mulch and tried a vinegar/baking soda spray, but nothing is working!
Currently I have a few aphids on my lettuce. It was worse, because as I was wiping them off the plants, the ants kept bringing new ones. A few days ago I used some "Tanglefoot" (real sticky stuff) to cut off any paths to the plants and so I have no ants anymore on them and the aphid population seems stunted. I still inspect the plants, and crush any aphids I see. Which is hard because they are real good at camouflaging.
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As we all know the honey bees are losing the battle to the insecticides that are being used in the yard and garden. I am not sure what is hurting the frog population, but I feel certain that there are plenty of garden friendly helpers that we are inadvertently endangering. Products that are not harmful to these critters would be a wonderful gift to any gardener or anyone who works in their yard the least little bit.
Powdery mildew and black spot on my roses... help! I've trimmed them up, cut off the bad leaves and stems, changed the mulch and tried a vinegar/baking soda spray, but nothing is working!
Currently I have a few aphids on my lettuce. It was worse, because as I was wiping them off the plants, the ants kept bringing new ones. A few days ago I used some "Tanglefoot" (real sticky stuff) to cut off any paths to the plants and so I have no ants anymore on them and the aphid population seems stunted. I still inspect the plants, and crush any aphids I see. Which is hard because they are real good at camouflaging.
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