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 […]
Entries Tagged as 'Food'
Ladybug Desire
July 17th, 2014 2 Comments
Tags: above ground garden · aphids · eggplant · garden pests · Okra · Organic Gardening · Raised Garden · soil solarization · Vegetables
Okra: Garden Finger Food
June 30th, 2014 3 Comments
Still Growing It is the first of July, and the garden is nearly done for the season. The days are in the 90s, the sun is unrelenting and the remaining plants are losing their leaves and getting spindly. It is just about time to pull up everything and prepare the boxes for the summer. .. except the okra. […]
Tags: above ground garden · Okra · Raised Garden · Vegetables
Attack of the Killer Eggplant
June 20th, 2014 5 Comments
Eggplant Injury Many of my friends know that I spent the last couple of weeks preparing for surgery on the middle finger of my right hand. Just today, one asked how it turned out. A second friend was completely surprised and wanted to know what she had missed. What follows is the story of my eggplant injury experience… […]
Tags: above ground garden · eggplant · Raised Garden · Vegetables
