Oh, the joy of this week in the garden! This week’s uninvited but fascinating guest: the humble sow bug. You may have noticed them lounging under the mulch or your garden boards. Fun fact: sow bugs are like the distant…
This Week in the Garden
Category: Garden Pests
In the Garden this Week
A couple of things have been going on in the garden this week with the tomato fruits. One is the skin cracking. The cause is a sudden influx of water to the fruit causing it to expand splitting the skin.…
In The Garden This Week
Let’s talk about a few garden things in the garden this week. Leave hail damage garden plants and flower plants alone. By now you should see what is dead or dying so remove them. Most plants will set leaves and…
Common Issues in Gardens this Week
Let’s have a chat about some common issues in gardens this week and how to tackle them! First off, if you’re growing cucumbers, there are two diseases you should be on the lookout for anthracnose and wilt. Anthracnose is a…
Aphids Coming to Play this Week
Aphids are coming to play this week. These are tiny, mostly green soft-bodied insects sucking out the plant juices. Many aphids are only plant-specific to the plant family they attack. Like rose aphids attack only plants in the rose family.…
This Week in the Garden (May 30)
This week in the garden, a few interesting weeds are cropping up. Let’s take a closer look at each one and share some tips on dealing with them: First up is a weed that’s a flat mat of leaves with…
Green Thumb Talk for April 19
Ah, springtime brings a flurry of garden inquiries, doesn’t it? Let’s dive into some green thumb talk! So, for tackling crabgrass, it’s all about timing. If you’re dealing with a light infestation, a post-May 1st application of pre-emergent herbicide should…
Pesky Broadleaf Weeds
Hey there, fellow gardeners! It’s that time of year again – time to tackle those pesky broadleaf weeds invading your lawn and garden. I’ve been out there myself, and here’s what I’ve been up to: Before the rain rolled in,…
In the Garden this Week (Sept 21)
In the garden this week, get ready to start spraying the perennial weeds like thistle, bindweed, and dandelions in the lawn and garden. In the lawn use a selective herbicide like a mix with 2,4-D. In the garden after harvesting,…
In the Garden this Week (Sept 14)
In the garden, this week is the weeds. For annual weeds like crabgrass, annual bluegrass, kochia, etc., there is not much to do since they are producing seeds. Try to keep them from producing seeds by mowing or removing the…
This Week in the Garden (Sept. 6th)
This week in the garden, a plant called the wild cucumber has been noticed mainly in pastures along creeks climbing on plum thickets. It is an attractive vine with large white flower panicles growing over 25 feet over everything. You…
This Week in the Garden (Aug 29)
This week in the garden is the proliferation of the monarch and swallowtail butterflies along with the dragonflies. These are good things; however, it also has been the week of squash bugs. These fleshy bugs run along the squash vines…
This Week in the Garden (Aug. 21)
This week in the garden is the squash vine borer showing up. A black and orange moth lays its reddish eggs on the undersides of the leaves. The larvae hatch and burrow into the stems (usually where the stem comes…
Powdery Mildew
Last week I mentioned powdery mildew which was on point since quite a few people brought in and sent pictures of this fungus. Let’s go into a little more depth about this topic. The fungus gets into the leaf tissue…
This Week in the Garden (August 6th)
This week in the garden, let’s start with powdery mildew that is starting to affect certain plants like squash vines. It looks like talcum powder sprinkled on the leaves. This fungus can attack most plants, especially lilacs, but rarely does…