What are the real facts about bees dying? There has been a lot of concern about bees dying. Some bees have died, to be sure, but there has been a lot of reaction without level-headed evaluation. I have put together a list of articles that give good reasons to question the headline hysteria. Why is […]
7 Top Insect Predators in the Southwest Idaho Garden and How to Combat Them
How to identify insect trouble The heat of summer seems to be prime time for insect populations to invade the garden. They can do devastating damage quickly, so it is a good idea to know not only what to look for, but what can be done to save your crops. My most consistently troublesome insects […]
Making Notes in the Fall for Winter Garden Research
In the middle of winter, we long for our gardens. It seems like the only thing to do is either dream as we look through catalogs and books, plant things too early in the greenhouse, or break shovels in the frozen ground. Instead, we should spend some time each fall planning for what we want […]
Ants, Cabbage Maggots, and Broccoli
I have been struggling with the mysterious death of my broccoli, and then cabbage, for a few years now. At first, I thought the ants had to be doing it, since they were the only thing I could see. Finally, this year, I learned about cabbage maggots. I had no idea that there is a […]
Mini Sticky PVC Pipe Shelters or Vaseline for Natural Pest Control for Ants in the Vegetable Garden
[box]Since I wrote this, I have discovered the culprit is cabbage maggots, which you can read about in Ants, Cabbage Maggots, and Broccoli. I may still experiment with vaseline to smoother eggs or deter egg laying, but the ants were actually the good guys here. If you are looking ways to deter ants in the […]
