We’re starting to see the Goldenrod Soldier Beetle showing up in the garden this week. Don’t worry—these little yellow-and-black bugs are actually helpful! They feed on flower pollen, and their larvae eat grasshopper eggs. So, no need to kill them.…
Category: This week’s garden questions
In the Garden this Week
In the garden this week, many people are wondering why their vegetables, like tomatoes and melons, have not set much fruit. Also, why are they not ripening evenly? Why are the melons not sweet? Why do I have hollow areas…
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…
Tomato Problems
Most of the questions that will be coming in will relate to tomato problems, and earlier this summer, relate to tomato problems. As in most years, the most frequent problem with tomatoes this year will be leaf spot and blight…
Spring is Tough for Gardeners
Spring is tough for gardeners in South Dakota. We get the twitch when temperatures get to the upper 70’s and think it could not possibly freeze now. But how wrong we are forgetting the last frost date is usually May…
Winter Injury on Evergreens
A couple of evergreen questions with similar problems, even though the trees are different. Ten-year-old pines started to turn yellowish on the south side of the trees in late April. The south side does get more wind than the other…
Gardens are so Muddy
With spring being here, we have recently been experiencing, many of us are anxious to get outdoors and start scratching away at Mother Earth, however, the beds and gardens are so muddy. Unpredictable is the single word that best describes…