This extra layer serves a few purposes: it shades the soil from the sun, helping to keep it cooler, and it acts as a lid on the soil, dramatically reducing evaporation. Concentrate your watering where it's needed: young seedlings to help them establish,...
They are also attracted to lights, and can become a nuisance in outdoor living areas in midsummer. Tips: Orange hawkweed, an invasive weed from Europe, is a preferred host plant for this pest.
Although traps will collect hundreds of beetles, they may attract beetles from far beyond your yard. When they stop feeding in late summer, the larvae (grubs) become a problem in lawns, where they damage grass by eating roots.
Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Fruit (Trellised) Aphids (General) Earwig Plum Curculio Slug Snail Spacing Single Plants: 2' 11" (90cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 2' 11" (90cm) with 2' 11" (90cm) row gap (minimum)...
Troubleshooting Scilla needs a period of winter chilling, and will not persist long in warm climates. Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Scilla Aphids (General) Slug Snail
Be sure to apply the soap spray to leaf undersides and crevices. They are often found in dense clusters on tender new growth. Encourage beneficial insects including lady beetles, syrphid flies, and lacewings, which are important aphid predators.
Protect ripening berries with lightweight cloth or bird netting. Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Fruit (Bush) Aphids (General) Earwig Plum Curculio Slug Snail
Most crocuses are hardy to -25F (-32C). Crop Rotation Group Miscellaneous ● Soil Average garden soil with excellent drainage. Established clumps can be dug and moved in the fall, but are best left undisturbed.
Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Anemone Aphids (General) Slug Snail Use large-flowered anemones as feature plants in the summer garden. Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant...
Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Fennel Aphids (General) Carrot Rust Fly Slug Snail Spacing Single Plants: 11" (30cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 9" (25cm) with 1' 1" (35cm) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Start seeds...
Description: Grasshoppers are the only insects with long, strong rear legs that enable them to jump great distances, and many also can fly. Allow chickens to forage in the garden for a short period before dark.
Notes Rice-size cornflower seeds are much loved by goldfinches and other small seed-eating birds. Troubleshooting Cornflowers may be nibbled by rabbits, especially in early spring when other food is scarce.
Managing Outbreaks: Late in the day, treat the plants with a Bt or spinosad-based organic pesticide by applying it to the leaves most likely to be tasted during the night's feeding.
Position Full sun. Pick shell peas before the pods become waxy. Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Peas Aphids (General) Leaf Miner Pea Moth Slug Snail Wireworm Plant Diseases which Affect Peas Bean White Mold Cucumber...
Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Swiss Chard Aphids (General) Leaf Miner Slug Snail Spacing Single Plants: 1' 1" (35cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 11" (30cm) with 1' 3" (40cm) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Sow direct...
It's important to follow the instructions on the label very carefully. Dealing with pests in the garden can feel like an ongoing battle. No food gardener's armory is complete without a length of fine mesh netting.
Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Tulip Aphids (General) Slug Snail Cover the bulbs to four times their depth with loose soil. Hot pepper sprays help to deter these nibblers.
Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Iris Aphids (General) Slug Snail Plant shallow, so that the rhizomes are barely covered with soil. Choose early and late-blooming varieties to extend the iris season.
Follow up with two applications of insecticidal soap, one week apart. Ants tend to be attracted to the honeydew left by aphids, so ant activity can often lead you to aphid colonies.
In areas where annual rye is not killed by winter weather, mow down the plants and turn under the residue when the plants are young. Troubleshooting Annual rye has few problems with pests or diseases.
Troubleshooting Protect the trunks of young trees from borers and sunscald with loose tree wrapping. Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Fruit (Dwarf Tree) Aphids (General) Earwig Plum Curculio Slug Snail
Beneficial insects including many types of wasps and hornets harvest large numbers of immature larvae to feed to their young. Starting in spring, the moths lay eggs that hatch into tiny green caterpillars with forked tails, often in large numbers.
The open florets often face the direction that offers the brightest sun. Small dwarf varieties can be planted 8in (20cm) apart. Allow 12in (30cm) between tall gladioli. Tall gladiolus make great plants for the back of a sunny bed.
Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Chamomile Aphids (General) Slug Snail Leafy greens grown in spring, as well as spring-blooming herbs and flowers.
Tips: Many tiny wasps are leaf miner predators. Spraying insecticides is of little use because the leaf miners are protected inside the leaves. Yellow sticky traps placed near plants can capture many adults before they lay eggs on plants.
Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Catnip Aphids (General) Slug Snail Set out plants at about the time of your last frost. Companions Potatoes, Lavender, Rosemary, Sage, Mint, Agastache, Gaillardia and Tulip.
Harvesting Snapdragons make wonderful cut flowers. Try a snapdragon as the upright element in a mixed container. Upright and uniform, snapdragons make great accent plants when grown in groups.
