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Nasturtiums and Aphids
Nasturtiums are one of those flowers that I never really knew anything about until I moved to the Pacific Northwest. They grow beautifully, and rapidly! In addition to their speedy growth, and obvious nice flowers, it turns out that they are a virtual magnet for aphids. As a result, they’ve become something of a sacrificial [...]
Posted by Les on July 18th, 2007 under Garden Maintenance, Pests | Comment now »Four-legged Pests
Some garden pests can not be eradicated with egg shells or tubs of beer. The neighborhood cat or squirrel for instance can do a great deal of damage digging, burying, shitting among other things but few pests do as much damage as the Raccoon. I have been battling one in my garden for quite a [...]
Posted by Valria on June 12th, 2007 under Garden Maintenance, Pests | Comment now »Loss Is To Be Expected
As natural as the blooms themselves are, so is the inevitable little disappointments and loss. First there were the ungerminated seeds – although a small fraction of the total number sown, there were still noticeable absences in the seed trays.Most recently, however, was an unexpected (and seasonally early!) aphid infestation in the greenhouse. The tender [...]
Posted by Les on April 19th, 2007 under Garden Maintenance, Pests, Recommended | Comment now »Dreaded Peach Leaf Curl
So I got back from vacation yesterday and soon after unloading the dog and the truck I was in the garden to see what a week away looked like. Pulling into the driveway I got to see the tulips all in bloom and beautiful. I had taken a picture on my way out of town [...]
Posted by Valria on April 16th, 2007 under Garden Maintenance, Pests | Comment now »Slug Season…again…still?
It’s that time of the year again… well, it’s been that time of the year for a while… actually, is it ever not that time of the year? Slugs and snails seem to be the gardener’s constant enemy combattant. These invertabrates may be small and slow, but they are rampant eaters, and can lay waste [...]
Posted by Les on April 3rd, 2007 under Pests | 2 Comments »Beware of the carrot rust fly!!!
Beware of the carrot rust fly!!! As it is nearing time to plant carrots for those of you not familiar with the Pacific NW pests one that may not be prevalent in other parts of the country is the Carrot Rust fly. The fly lays eggs in the seed beds and the larvae tunnel into [...]
Posted by Valria on March 28th, 2007 under Pests | Comment now »A good day with Raspberries
Today was a lovely day in the garden. I went out with the intent of cutting back and staking the raspberries. Not soon after I got out there I got sidetracked by the first signs of the Japanese Knot-weed(must be said with evil voice) that is the bane of my existence every year. I really [...]
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