Although there are a lot of insects found in the garden, there are some that come out earlier than others – and specifically target your beginning of the season crops. Luckily the list isn’t too long so it’s easy to get familiar with these insects, and they’re also quite easy to manage as well. If […]
Many home gardeners, at some point in their growing career question if they should use organic chemicals. Or maybe you’ve already tried organic chemicals on your vegetables, fruits or other plants in your garden or lawn. While pesticides as a whole are often frowned upon in the home or organic garden, organic pesticides are still […]
If you’ve ever gone to bed one night and woken up the next day to see your grass has holes in it or has been flipped upside down, you’ve experienced lawn grubs. We have a neighbour that decided to have his lawn removed and re-sodded. I guess he’s not a big fan of weeds and […]
I have a love-hate relationship with aphids. I hate finding them on my plants, but I love them as an insect. What a fascinating insect they are! We think we understand how other living beings work based on what we know about ourselves, we are mammals after all, but the insect world is a weird […]
If you take a moment and do an internet search looking up ‘pollinator decline’ you’ll be overwhelmed with articles on the topic. For example, NBC News put out an article saying that 70% of honey bee colonies are going to die in 2025. There was a 2019 study done by Biological Conservation that said that […]
Ladybugs are one of the insects that everyone is familiar with thanks to their popularity in cartoons and children’s books. They’re not harmful, and aren’t a garden pest, but at the end of the season, certain ladybugs can give off the impression that they’re a pest if you’ve ever had them congregate in large groups […]
Bee populations are in massive decline, as are many of our native pollinators around us, which means that now, more than ever, we need to start focusing on planting native plants in our garden. But there are so many amazing reasons to include these perennials in your garden and you’re going to love each one […]
Native bees in Canada and North America are facing major hurdles, from loss of habitat, to climate change, to the competition against honey bees. Without our native bees we would lose many of our native plants, our food system would struggle and even some birds would struggle because of a loss of their food source. […]
One of the best tools that you can add to your garden to protect your crops is bug, bird and insect netting. This is a simple tool that can be used on containers, raised garden beds, in ground and even on fruit bushes and trees. It’s easy to find, simple to install and makes a […]
It seems that every vegetable we grow in our gardens has a pest that comes with it. And the potato is no exception. I’d like to introduce you to the Three-lined Potato Beetle. This beetle looks similar to the striped cucumber beetle, however it differs by having a red head and upper body (prothorax). The […]
