Tag: insects

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener I have some deeply sorrowful news that has shaken a family to its core. A great man has fallen.  He was a man of God, a dad, the best grandfather you could want for…

by Ken Lain, The mountain gardener Traditionally, by the end of September we slip out of the monsoonal pattern and back to our normal, “spotty” rain cycles.  However, this year’s overabundant rains have made the next four weeks critical for…

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener This week I was checking out the first of the seed catalogs on my iPad, dreaming of next spring.  We gardeners have our core ‘Go-To’ plants we always grow:  A favorite pepper that grills…

None! I know it’s hard to accept, but the spiders in the garden are our friends. They’re the good guys. They’re predators, and right now, they’re doing a fine job reducing the bug populations in our yards. So we do…

By Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Because we’re gardeners and work around many flowers it’s bound to happen: a bee stings us.  Coincidentally, although it had been several years since any of us Lains had been stung, just last week…

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Bees are essential pollinators, pollinating about a third of our nation’s crops. We would have far fewer food options without these little workhorses, but bees are in trouble and local gardeners can help them.…

By Ken Lain, the mountain gardener I believe that butterflies, some of the most beautiful, magnificent, and interesting creatures in any garden, are God’s gift to gardeners. Fortunately, butterfly numbers are increasing in our landscapes. The reason so many butterflies…

Kills Over 100 Named Insects Multi Purpose Insect Spray Vegetable, Fruit & Flower Concentrate in Easy Spray on Solution Use on Vegetables Fruits Flowers Roses Ornamentals Lawns Trees Shrubs Keeps Working for Up to 4 Weeks…

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Easy to Use Systemic Insecticide An easy to use systemic insecticide Safe on Fruit Trees, Shrubs and Pines Prevents and Cures Insect Problems Cures Bark Beetle Scale Elm Leaf Bettle Borers One Application Lasts an Entire…