Practical, field-tested guides on pests & problems. Each piece is signed and dated.
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…
If you have ever started slugs at night patrols with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
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…
Most advice about powdery mildew airflow falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a Tuesday…
If you have ever started spider mites in dry heat with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
There is a reason fungal gnats drying cycles keeps coming up in conversations about Pests & Problems: it sits right at the crossing point between…
There is a reason deer-resistant planting keeps coming up in conversations about Pests & Problems: it sits right at the crossing point between effort…
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…
There is a reason caterpillars by hand keeps coming up in conversations about Pests & Problems: it sits right at the crossing point between effort…
If you have ever started leaf spot diagnosis with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is rarely…
If you have ever started rust on hollyhocks with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is rarely…
If you have ever started scale insects and oil with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is rarely…
Most advice about vine weevil grubs falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a Tuesday…
Most advice about tomato blight spacing falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a Tuesday…
If you have ever started botrytis on strawberries with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
If you have ever started squirrel digging deterrence with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what ant farms in pots can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and anyone…
If you have ever started ladybugs as allies with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is rarely…
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what yellow sticky traps can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and…
Most advice about when to remove a plant falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a Tuesday…