What Kind of Caterpillar? This morning, my neighbor and gardening partner, Jacqie, was inspecting the garden. He came across a caterpillar I had never seen before. It was chewing through our patch of parsley. Black Swallowtail Caterpillar Black Swallowtail Caterpillar It was about an inch and a half long and beautiful to look at, and […]
Entries Tagged as 'Garden Pests and Problems'
Mysterious Caterpillar
May 18th, 2013 4 Comments
Tags: Black Swallowtail Caterpillar · garden pests · Monarch Caterpillar · parsley · Tomato Hornworm
Okra – Aphid Update
April 23rd, 2013 2 Comments
Two Weeks Ago My okra plants were feeble-looking and not growing. They were about 10 inches high when they should have been closer to two feet tall. Click on any picture to make it larger. Aphid-ridden Okra Plant My previous post showed that aphids were lunching on my okra plants. After trying soapy water and […]
Tags: above ground garden · aphids · lady bugs · Okra · Organic Gardening · Raised Garden
