Prep Work In South Florida, when the spring garden quits producing and dries up in July or early August, it is time to remove all the plants and cover it for soil solarization. (Click on the link if you want to know what that means.) This is necessary to get rid of weeds, insects, grubs, nematodes […]
Entries Tagged as 'Backyard Garden'
Time to Cook the Garden
August 11th, 2014 1 Comment
Tags: above ground garden · garden pests · Raised Garden · soil solarization
Memories for a Heart Garden
August 7th, 2014 1 Comment
Visitor for the Day I didn’t spend any time in the garden today. Instead, 3-year old grandson Graham spent the day with me. I picked him up at 8:30 this morning, and he created… and recreated… the ‘what to do’ list for the day. First stop was the carport where Graham checked out an open ladder. […]
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Ladybug Desire
July 17th, 2014 2 Comments
Aphids Made Me Do It Last year, the okra in my garden was covered with aphids. I wanted to use natural pest control, and ladybugs were the answer. I ordered live ladybugs from an online vendor. I released my mail order ladybugs into the garden and the aphids were controlled in three days and for the […]
Tags: above ground garden · aphids · eggplant · garden pests · Okra · Organic Gardening · Raised Garden · soil solarization · Vegetables
