Small Brown Caterpillar Identification Chart
First thing one morning, EARLY, you go outside with your hot drink and there they lie: three tomato plants beheaded, their stems neatly severed at … Read more
First thing one morning, EARLY, you go outside with your hot drink and there they lie: three tomato plants beheaded, their stems neatly severed at … Read more
Success with growing serranos depends on following certain timeline for producing fruit, which is all about understanding that natural cycle of the pepper. Get out … Read more
IT’S A tuesday morning in new jersey, and you’re waking up and reaching for that cup of coffee when you notice the tomato plants. Yesterday’s … Read more
You look at the ground where you’re supposed to have a row of daikon radish growing big by now. All you see are some stubborn … Read more
The way most farmers think about their farm is as a spreadsheet: Every row represent one crop; everything else is noise. If all you care … Read more
Strawberry blossoms becomes strawberries (but not instantaneously); there are factors that can slow or speed up their development (temperature, water, pollination). Knowing what happens will … Read more
In July, a Midwest garden can feel like an ecosystem run amok… Until you stop and ID what’s going on. You walk out there with … Read more
Fall driveway leaves seem like a mess. But if you can resist raking them up, they’ll turn into rich leaf mold once nature adds moisture … Read more
That fuzzy green caterpillar you might spot walking across a branch while wandering around your backyard or an Oregon forest could be headed for a … Read more
Gardeners treat ghost peppers as if they were jalapenos. That is a bad move that will cost you the season. In March, you sow seed … Read more
In your vegetable patch, YOU SEE A CATERPILLAR all coiled up beneath a leaf, its body unnervingly plump and bright green. It looks like it … Read more