What Are The Black Spots on Cauliflower And Are Are They Safe to Eat?
Cauliflower can be a challenging vegetable to grow, so it can be devastating to see your hard work become blemished by black spots. What do these black spots mean? How …
Plant Problems
Yes, Birds Do Eat Tomatoes, Here’s How To Protect Your Tomato Plants From Bird Damage
There’s little more frustrating in the garden than waiting for the first tomato of the year to ripen, only to find that birds ate it first. Yes, birds love to …
What Are These Ants Doing On My Peonies? And How To Get Ants Off Cut Flowers
Garden folklore has it that peonies “need ants to tickle the buds”, so that we can have beautiful blooms. But unfortunately it’s just a myth. Peonies bloom very well in …
How to Get Rid of Slugs And Snails in the Garden and Stop Them From Eating Your Plants
Slugs and, in a lesser evil, snails are considered a nightmare by many gardeners: they are slimy, strange looking, and emerge in the dark of night to devour newly planted seedlings, very …
What Is The Best Mulch For Vegetable Gardens?
When it comes to controlling weeds in the home vegetable garden, mulching is one of the best tools a gardener has at their disposal, but it does far more than this. Mulching …
9 Reasons Why Your Basil Leaves are Turning Yellow + Easy Fixes
Basil is a deliciously sweet and spicy herb used in cuisines around the world. A member of the Lamiaceae, or mint family, it has a wonderful aroma and versatile uses …
Tomato Fruitworms: How To Identify, Control, And Get Rid Of these Voracious Garden Pests
If you’ve noticed little tunnels winding through your tomatoes and fruit that is rotting from the inside-out, you probably have an infestation of tomato fruitworms. These annoying pests are also …
Brown Spots on Basil Leaves: Why It Happens & and How to Treat It
If you have ever grown basil in your garden, you might have noticed that it is not always a perfect green herb. If you’re noticing dead looking brown spots on …
Reasons Your Gardenia Leaves Are Turning Yellow Turning Yellow & How To Fix It
Gardenia leaves turning yellow can ruin the look of your shrub, and the fear of losing your shrub is understandable. Rest assured, though, that there are few problems evidenced by …
How to Effectively Use Diatomaceous Earth (DE) As a Natural Pest Control in Your Garden
Natural and “authorized in organic farming”, diatomaceous earth (DE) combines the roles of repellent and insecticide, helps you get rid of slugs, caterpillars, aphids, ants pollen beetles, and moths in …