There are dozens upon dozens of pests and diseases that can affect your plants. We talk about each in detail and give you practical advice to eradicate them and prevent them from ever happening again.
All gardens have pests; snails, termites, and worms are a few common ones. With that said, some pests are worse than others. The Hammerhead worm is one of the worse pests that your garden could encounter. So, should you do it? Should you kill a hammerhead worm if you find one in your garden? Yes, …
It seems that there is no shortage of pests and diseases that want to wreck all of my hard work in the vegetable garden this year. Where I live, it has been an unexpectedly hot and dry year. While that means we were lucky enough to not have to deal with fungi, it meant that …
I’ll be honest – I don’t know if there’s anything quite as irritating as fire ants. When I’m working in my garden, I want to be focused on pulling weeds and making sure my plants are well-cared for. I don’t want to be worried about ants crawling around and stinging me! Fire ants are common …
There’s nothing quite as rewarding as starting your own seeds. This time of the year, it seems as though everywhere you turn, seed catalogs are peddling new seed starting equipment and seed varieties for you to try. You don’t need a lot of fancy equipment in order to start your own seeds – but there …
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Found in almost all of North America, the tomato hornworm is one of the most devastating garden pests. This creature consumes not only tomatoes, as the name implies, but also entire pepper, eggplant, potato, and even tobacco plants. Known scientifically as Manduca quinquemaculata, this creature eats the leaves, fruits, and even stems of various plants. …
If you have a small farm or homestead, you’ve likely considered the many benefits of growing ornamental or fruit trees. While trees are beautiful statement pieces on any property, requiring minimal attention and care, there is one disease that is known to afflict fruit trees that can make your work a lot harder. Has your …
If you have a backyard garden in one of the warmer growing zones, you’ve likely been left scratching your head a time or two over corn smut. This disease is a fascinating – albeit troublesome – beast, found typically in small, urban gardens instead of in large, commercial productions. This disease appears on the ears, …
You have worked hard to cultivate a gorgeous crop of tomatoes. From sunup to sundown, you’ve been out in your garden planting, watering, fertilizing, and pruning your plants, all in the hopes that your tomatoes will grow tall, verdant, and productive. And then it hits – the early blight. Blight is one of the most …
Move over, aphids. Your garden has a new pest that you’ll need to watch out for (and worry about!): raspberry worms. If you have fruit plants, like raspberries, blackberries, grapes, blueberries, cherries, peaches, or strawberries, you may have heard of the raspberry worm. These nasty pests aren’t picky – in addition to raspberries, they’ll also …
Blossom end rot is a common problem with tomatoes and other vegetables that grow in the ground. The ends of the fruits start to rot and turn black. There are a few things you can do to help prevent end rot from happening, or to fix it if it does happen. While I’ve never had …
