What Eats Asparagus in Florida, and When
UF/IFAS Extension documents eleven landscape and garden pests statewide, but only a handful of them have any real business on an asparagus bed: aphids…
Scale on Hydrangeas: White Egg Masses Along the Stems
Hard, white to grayish-tan bumps clinging along hydrangea stems, or fuzzy oval masses that don’t wipe off with a finger, are scale insects.
Japanese Beetles on Roses: Why Traps Make It Worse
Skeletonized leaves and chewed-up rose blooms in the heat of summer point to one insect: the Japanese beetle.
Crown Gall on Roses: The Lump at the Base, and Why the Plant Cannot Be Saved
The lump at the base of a rose is crown gall, caused by a soil bacterium that permanently rewrites the plant’s own cells to keep growing tumor tissue.
Powdery Mildew on Hydrangeas: White Film in Still, Shaded Air
That white, flour-like coating across your hydrangea’s leaves is almost certainly powdery mildew, a fungal disease that looks worse than it usually is.
What Eats Spinach in Delaware, and When
None of the nine pest species documented by University of Delaware Cooperative Extension in home vegetable gardens actually target spinach.
Growing Hydrangeas in Arkansas: Types, Color and Winter
Plant hydrangeas in Arkansas either in early spring once the last frost risk has passed, or better yet in fall while the soil is still warm.
Growing Roses in Arkansas: Planting Dates, Varieties and Local Pests
Bare-root roses go in the ground while still dormant, from mid-February through March in central Arkansas, and container roses follow once the last frost…
What Eats Pepper in Connecticut, and When
Connecticut gardeners growing peppers mainly deal with five insects documented by UConn Extension: brown marmorated stink bug, Colorado potato beetle…
What Eats Onion in Delaware, and When
Delaware gardeners searching for an onion pest list will come up short: University of Delaware Cooperative Extension does not document a single insect…