Aphids: Blast Or Soap: The Complete Growing Guide
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what aphids: blast or soap can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and…
Slugs at Night Patrols Troubleshooting: Leaves, Pests, Fixes
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what slugs at night patrols can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and…
A Season With whitefly on the balcony: What to Expect
If you have ever started whitefly on the balcony with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
Powdery Mildew Airflow Mistakes Every Gardener Makes
There is a reason powdery mildew airflow keeps coming up in conversations about Pests & Problems: it sits right at the crossing point between effort…
Spider Mites in Dry Heat Mistakes Every Gardener Makes
Most advice about spider mites in dry heat falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
The Beginner Checklist for fungal gnats drying cycles
Most advice about fungal gnats drying cycles falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
Deer-resistant Planting in Pots and Small Spaces
Most advice about deer-resistant planting falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
Rabbit Fencing That Works in Pots and Small Spaces
If you have ever started rabbit fencing that works with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
Caterpillars by Hand in Pots and Small Spaces
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what caterpillars by hand can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and…
Leaf Spot Diagnosis Troubleshooting: Leaves, Pests, Fixes
There is a reason leaf spot diagnosis keeps coming up in conversations about Pests & Problems: it sits right at the crossing point between effort and…
Rust on Hollyhocks Mistakes Every Gardener Makes
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what rust on hollyhocks can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and anyone…
Scale Insects and Oil in Pots and Small Spaces
Most advice about scale insects and oil falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a Tuesday…
Vine Weevil Grubs: Sunlight, Water and Timing
There is a reason vine weevil grubs keeps coming up in conversations about Pests & Problems: it sits right at the crossing point between effort and…
Tomato Blight Spacing in Pots and Small Spaces
If you have ever started tomato blight spacing with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is rarely…
How to Grow botrytis on strawberries Without Fail
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what botrytis on strawberries can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and…
Squirrel Digging Deterrence Troubleshooting: Leaves, Pests, Fixes
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what squirrel digging deterrence can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight,…
The Beginner Checklist for ant farms in pots
There is a reason ant farms in pots keeps coming up in conversations about Pests & Problems: it sits right at the crossing point between effort and…
Ladybugs As Allies in Pots and Small Spaces
There is a reason ladybugs as allies keeps coming up in conversations about Pests & Problems: it sits right at the crossing point between effort and…
How to Grow yellow sticky traps Without Fail
There is a reason yellow sticky traps keeps coming up in conversations about Pests & Problems: it sits right at the crossing point between effort and…
When to Remove a Plant Troubleshooting: Leaves, Pests, Fixes
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what when to remove a plant can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and…