What are Mexican Bean Beetles? First of all, what the heck are Mexican Bean Beetles? Most people mistakenly identify them as ladybugs. This clever critter may look like a ladybug, but it’s actually a ladybug species called Epilachna varivestis that happens to be a vegetarian. The beneficial red and black ladybug gardeners love so much is a… Read More
Keeping Seedlings Organized This year we started our seeds in soil blocks are per usual. We also labeled our bocks using our old trusty duck tape method. However, when we had to pot up our seedlings into bigger, temporary pots until the last frost date passes, some blocks got mixed up. Opps. I briefly thought… Read More
Veggie Garden Remix Some links on my site are affiliate links. If you click on one and make a purchase, we earn a commission. We only recommend products we’ve personally used and love. Fellow blogger and garden guru Niki Jabbour of Savvy Gardening just released a new book that will inspire you to grow… Read More
Efficiency Of Soil Blocks When I originally posted about how to use a soil blocker, I had just begun making and starting seeds in soil blocks. I had known about the process for quite some time, but had been a bit skeptical. How could the the quality of plants started from this process make… Read More
Holiday Blooms From Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day, millions of houseplants are used as gifts and decorations just to be dumped when holiday cleanup commences. That’s a nice boost to growers and sellers of poinsettias, Christmas cacti, amaryllis, paperwhites, Norfolk Island pines, rosemary, citrus and numerous lesser-used gift plants. As a thrifty gardener who really… Read More