How To Grow Vegetables and Vegetable Gardening Tips
Anyone that has found hornworms in the vegetable garden knows they can literally destroy a plant in no time. These caterpillars can be a trifling nuisance for tomatoes, peppers, and some herbs.One hornworm can strip a plant of it's leaves in just a few hours - they are eating machines. Because of their ferocious appetites, hornworms can grow to a large size in just a few days.They can reach sizes of 6 inches long and almost an inch in … [Read more...]
Cutworms can be a real nuisance in the vegetable garden, and can decimate seedlings in no time flat. Once a cutworm starts working on your vegetable seedlings, there is no turning back, unless you catch him in the act. The most frustrating thing about cutworms is they do not subject damage over a period of time, but in just a matter of minutes or even seconds.Cutworms prey on young seedlings for two reasons:Young seedling stems are … [Read more...]
I have read a few debates on the internet about ants in the vegetable garden. Some have commented that ants must be removed from the garden area. On the other hand, I have read that ants do not pose a threat and can be left alone. In my opinion, it really depends on the type of ant.Garden AntsI call the typical little black, or red colored ant, the garden ant. They may have a more sophisticated name, but I don't know it. Garden ants can … [Read more...]
I'm intrigued by heirloom vegetables, and crazy about sharing my passions with others.
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