Lots of new plants apparently mean the introduction of new caterpillars, among other things. Here are a few of the caterpillars spotted lately: Now, I’m no expert on caterpillars, so I can’t offer names for these little visitors, but I … Continue reading
I must be nuts, I thought, to allow the aphids to keep living on my bean plants. The first two colonies that I found on my long bean plants had been sprayed a little with insecticide, before I noticed a … Continue reading
As if the “White Brigade” wasn’t enough, black aphids had to come and jazz up the mix a little…
Continue readingIt’s apparently caterpillar season again. I normally leave a sprinkle of snail bait around my nursery area, and that usually keeps my young plants safe. So when I saw that a couple of my sunflower seedlings had leaves eaten and … Continue reading