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OK, I think I have found the answer on Google...something called Horsehair worm, which is a parasite of crickets & grasshoppers. Part of its life...
This morning after the big rain, I saw what I thought was a plant tendril around a baby sunflower. Then I realized it was moving around on its...
Do you use anything on your delphiniums to discourage insect pests? Back in the day in Calgary, we got little black caterpillars that would eat...
I have three new goldflame spireas, one planted directly in garden soil, two in containers (potting soil, manure.) They were all a brilliant...
Last fall I pruned my heather too short, and the blooms had bald spots this spring. Are they likely to fill in next season?
But Here's this snippet from Wikipedia: 'Centaurea cyanus is native to temperate Europe, but is widely naturalized outside its native range. It...
So the centaurea nigra is our invasive species. Yet it's listed as food for honeybees, among other things. I wonder how often things we eradicate...
Having a 'discussion' with a neighbour. Are bachelor buttons (cornflowers) a prohibited invasive species? since I bought the seeds at a BC garden...
Everything seems late after this long winter, but should my crocosmia --bulbs planted last yr.--be emerging by now? Not seeing any sign of life.
Has anyone tried repelling slugs by sprinkling hot chili pepper (packaged spice--whole seeds or ground) around the plants?
Thanks for the warnings! I'll try not to get too optimistic. Guess we have to live with the fact we have sacred cows in the city.
Just thought I would mention, I went ahead with this idea two & a half weeks ago. So far so good, not a single hoofprint, where before there were...
Hi Saltcedar, I think you may be looking at the white spheres. Those are perlite. The globs are completely transparent. They're like clear, runny,...
I've found a small area covered in strange, clear globs of what looks like gelatin. I've never seen this before. In the pic, the white things are...
I really can't afford a fence, but I wonder if anyone has used this method successfully: laying down flat sections of wire fencing around areas to...