Thinning Fruit, Smart Harvesting, Night Time Feeders & Other July News
View as a PDF “A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken.” – James Dent Fruit Thinning Most home gardeners who grow fruit trees know the importance of pruning for better air circulation, pest and disease control and […]
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Uconnladybug's Blog
- What does A PB&J have to do with Garden Pests? July 19, 2024Remember in the spring when we all gleefully loaded our trunks with flats of flowers, trays of vegetables, bags of fresh mulch and maybe even a new shrub or two for the yard? Every year gardeners enter spring with a hopeful enthusiasm that we can fit these plants all into our landscape with little effort. […]uconnladybug
- Why Houseplants Fail July 12, 2024I was on a recent vacation to the Midwest to visit some family and friends, and, of course, to see what unique houseplants I could find along the way. I found more plants than I knew what to do with! In all honesty, I barely fit what I bought in my vehicle, and then a […]uconnladybug
What’s Eating My Brassicas?
View As PDF By Dawn Pettinelli, UConn Home & Garden Education Center Broccoli, cabbage, kale and other members of the brassica family are tasty and so good for you but its not just us who find them delectable. Brassicas have a number of insect pests but probably several caterpillar species do the most damage. […]
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