Aphids: Blast Or Soap Mistakes Every Gardener Makes
If you have ever started aphids: blast or soap with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is rarely…
Slugs at Night Patrols Mistakes Every Gardener Makes
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what slugs at night patrols can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and…
Whitefly on the Balcony in Pots and Small Spaces
If you have ever started whitefly on the balcony with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
Propagating powdery mildew airflow for Free Plants
Most advice about powdery mildew airflow falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a Tuesday…
Spider Mites in Dry Heat From Seed to Harvest
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what spider mites in dry heat can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and…
A Season With fungal gnats drying cycles: What to Expect
There is a reason fungal gnats drying cycles keeps coming up in conversations about Pests & Problems: it sits right at the crossing point between…
Deer-resistant Planting: The Complete Growing Guide
There is a reason deer-resistant planting keeps coming up in conversations about Pests & Problems: it sits right at the crossing point between effort…
Rabbit Fencing That Works: The Complete Growing Guide
If you have ever started rabbit fencing that works with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
The Beginner Checklist for caterpillars by hand
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what caterpillars by hand can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and…
Leaf Spot Diagnosis in Pots and Small Spaces
Most advice about leaf spot diagnosis falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a Tuesday…
The Beginner Checklist for rust on hollyhocks
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what rust on hollyhocks can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and anyone…
Scale Insects and Oil: The Complete Growing Guide
Most advice about scale insects and oil falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a Tuesday…
Vine Weevil Grubs Troubleshooting: Leaves, Pests, Fixes
If you have ever started vine weevil grubs with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is rarely…
Tomato Blight Spacing From Seed to Harvest
If you have ever started tomato blight spacing with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is rarely…
A Season With botrytis on strawberries: What to Expect
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what botrytis on strawberries can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and…
Squirrel Digging Deterrence: Sunlight, Water and Timing
Most advice about squirrel digging deterrence falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
The Beginner Checklist for ant farms in pots
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what ant farms in pots can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and anyone…
Ladybugs As Allies in Pots and Small Spaces
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what ladybugs as allies can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and anyone…
How to Grow yellow sticky traps Without Fail
There is a reason yellow sticky traps keeps coming up in conversations about Pests & Problems: it sits right at the crossing point between effort and…
When to Remove a Plant: Sunlight, Water and Timing
Most advice about when to remove a plant falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a Tuesday…