We are fortunate to have a lot of praying mantes. In the spring, I usually find egg sacs clinging to cement pots and twigs. They really help keep the insects cleaned out of the garden. There’s lots for them to feed on, all around our property. If you use pesticides, stop! They show up on…
Tag: pest control
Beneficial Unintended Consequences
Sometimes I stumble onto something that has more beneficial unintended consequences than I could’ve imagined. Recently, I posted the formula for the best Insect Spray for Organic Gardening that I’ve used. Well, as it turns out, the deer hate it too! As long as I spray after it rains, the deer don’t seem to eat…
Gardening July 2014
We’re pretty consistent with our vegetable production this year. I planted squash late to avoid the squash bugs, and so far it’s been successful. I harvested our first white squash this week. There’s a volunteer butternut squash plant that came up from one of the compost stacks, and it’s started producing. Of course, I harvested…