Got ‘im! Mothers, it’s safe to let you children play outside again. Home owners, you my unload your weapons. The SWAT team may stand down. Ratzilla has been subdued. Tonight, as I was harvesting tomatoes and peppers, an object that looked like a piece of wood, but lying in what was recently our green bean [...]
Posts Tagged ‘garden pests’
The Ratzilla Chronicles – Part 2
Posted in vegetable gardening, tagged garden pests, rats on July 11, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Ok, Now I’m Scared
Posted in vegetable gardening, tagged garden pests on July 8, 2011 | 9 Comments »
We’ll assume you are aware of the rats eating the tomato problem. Let’s not review. It’ s the sequel that has me creeped out. I decided to set traps for them. B and I went to Tractor Supply and I bought 4 of those big Victor brand spring loaded traps. I’m talking old school here. [...]
Oh, Rats!
Posted in vegetable gardening, tagged garden pests, vegetable gardening on July 4, 2011 | 3 Comments »
If you are a regular reader of this space, you know that we’ve had a mysterious beast(s) eating our Roma tomatoes. Over half the harvest has been consumed already. I blamed birds, rabbits and mice. I even thought the squash bugs might have migrated over to escape the diatomaceous earth I’ve been using to dust [...]
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Posted in vegetable gardening, tagged garden pests, gardening mistakes, vegetable gardening on July 1, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Sometimes, not so well. This has been a tough year here in the burb. I’m already working on next year’s plan, because this one is all but shot. Our broccoli, cabbage and brussels sprouts bolted. That was our fault. We waited too long to transplant them. Our winter squash got hit by boreres and our [...]
An Urgent Plea on Behalf of the Honey Bee
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bees, garden pests, general, politics, vegetable gardening on June 9, 2010 | 3 Comments »
This is our third year having a garden in Georgia. I have yet to see a honey bee. Bumble bees, yes, but no honey bees. Zero. Nunca. None. A simple google search will bring up an abundance of articles, websites and youtube clips, decrying and pondering the rapid disappearance of honey bees in the USA. [...]
Nasturtium – A Garden Guardian?
Posted in vegetable gardening, tagged flowers, garden pests, vegetable gardening on December 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The last two seasons, B and I have battled squash bugs (aka ‘stink bugs’) incessantly. Year before last, they ruined our pumpkin and butternut squash. Last year, they found our straight neck squash and zucchini. I think I went through gallons of insecticidal soap and picked off hundreds of the little invaders by hand. I’m [...]
