Monday, February 6th, 2012

Southern dreaming

January 20, 2012 by  
Filed under Pest Patrol at Planters Place

This time of year I dream of living in the South. It was -21 degrees F a couple of days ago, and yesterday’s high didn’t crack zero, so when I interviewed a gentleman in Texas who deals with the…

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The puppy in the garden

December 14, 2011 by  
Filed under Pest Patrol at Planters Place

Look at that face. Is that the mug of a garden destroyer? It certainly is! This is the pup we’re going to pick up in about a month. When we visited the breeder a week ago to meet the parents and pick…

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The puppy in the garden

December 14, 2011 by  
Filed under Pest Patrol at Planters Place

Look at that face. Is that the mug of a garden destroyer? It certainly is! This is the pup we’re going to pick up in about a month. When we visited the breeder a week ago to meet the parents and pick…

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Bye, bye birdies!

November 18, 2011 by  
Filed under Pest Patrol at Planters Place

I went to a wonderful local toy store this afternoon to a buy a paper refill for the boys’ easel, and chuckled when I watched a woman carefully pick out 2 plastic snakes. She noticed my expression…

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(Not-so) spooky spiders!

October 13, 2011 by  
Filed under Pest Patrol at Planters Place

I thought I’d give a nod to Halloween since it’s right around the corner, and talk about the web-weavers that inhabit the garden. This summer our place was a veritable playground for spiders – you…

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Trying to stay positive

September 2, 2011 by  
Filed under Pest Patrol at Planters Place

With constant calls on various pests in the garden – grasshoppers, earwigs and other plagues of nature – it can be a downer. I’ve been trying to look at the positive insect life in the garden to keep…

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Stop the spread of the Asian Longhorned Beetle

August 25, 2011 by  
Filed under Pest Patrol at Planters Place

China’s in the news a lot lately about what they send over to us, and it’s not always cheap sneakers. One of their latest exports looks like something out of a horror movie. The Asian Longhorned…

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Bringing out the bigger guns to battle cabbage loopers and hoppers

August 18, 2011 by  
Filed under Pest Patrol at Planters Place

I’m losing my mind this year. Between the grasshoppers and the cabbage loopers, many of my vegetables look like someone peppered it with buckshot, at best, and completely skeletonized at the worst. I…

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The lack of pollination affects squash development

August 12, 2011 by  
Filed under Pest Patrol at Planters Place

You know how I’m always harping about being light on the pesticides so you don’t kill the beneficial insects? When your zucchini, squash or cucumbers start growing a cute little fruit that eventually…

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Keeping the leaf eaters off of hops and Virginia creeper

August 4, 2011 by  
Filed under Pest Patrol at Planters Place

I love vines. Anything that overtakes an ugly fence is a must-have in my book. We have a fenced back yard, which is lovely for the kids and the dog, but frankly, I think it’s hideous. Two of my…

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