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First Insect Pest of the Year
We planted on Tuesday and yesterday morning when I was out in the garden I noticed a few munched on leaves…as well as the culprit: A dastardly cucumber beetle! Rather, there were several beetles on...
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Friday PhotoEssay
I think we’ll call this week’s Friday PhotoEssay the “Death & Destruction” Edition. I was out of state since last week, and then was welcomed back home on Wednesday with a lovely hailstorm....
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Wilting Squash Vines…Well, That’s a Bad Sign!
I took a bunch of pictures of all the of vine plants this morning to take an early season tour through the Vertical Garden, and everything was looking pretty good, for the most part. Then I stepped out...
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Eggplant Lacebug
On Tuesday, while we were out working in the garden, one of the Master Gardeners noticed that the ‘White Egg’ Eggplant had some leaves that were looking a little speckled. We checked the undersides of...
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Troubles in Vine-Land
As I mentioned in passing on Tuesday, we have several different things going on with our vining vegetables – cucumbers, squash, etc. Actually, the melon plants are all still in good shape, so the...
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A Bug & Pest Round Up
All of a sudden last week the population of bugs, pests, and other problems seemed to explode in the Demo Garden! All of a sudden near the end of last week the spider mites came on strong. This poor...
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Video Wednesday: Using Natural Pesticides
Since we’ve been talking about bugs and pests recently, I thought I would share this video from our Entomology Specialist, Dr. Ray Cloyd. Filed under: Insects Abound!, Video Wednesday Tagged: insects,...
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Ugh…Caterpillars
Look what got munched on over the weekend? I knew we were going to be fighting a long, grueling battle against the cabbageworms this fall, but I (mistakenly) thought that they wouldn’t start hatching...
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Continuing Caterpillar Saga
Yesterday morning we inspected all our Brassicas to see if we still had more caterpillars to deal with. Um, yes. Yes we did. I know you see the bigger cabbageworm, but do you see the tiny one too? It’s...
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Next Caterpillar Onslaught
Just when I thought we had the cabbageworms under control, another caterpillar comes along and attacks another plant. This time it’s the sweet potatoes! The sweet potatoes right by the door have taken...
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Insects on the Grape Vine
This is a good example of why it is worth it to take a closer look when you see something abnormal going on in your garden. I was out in the garden a few days ago and noticed that there were a few...
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A Look at the Parthenocarpic Squash
Outwitting the squash vine borers is one of the ongoing themes in the garden this summer. Let’s take a look at our parthenocarpic (no pollination needed) squash trial. This is the fancy cage we built...
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The Milkweed Ecosystem
These are some pictures taken by one of our Master Gardeners, Lisa LaRue, back in mid-August. We always love our butterfly and pollinator bed because it is beautiful and beneficial to the environment...
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First Day of Summer Garden Update
It’s the first day of summer, and it feels like it! Like many of you, there are good and bad things happening in the garden due to the excessive rain and milder temperatures. Honestly…we kind of need...
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Growing squash – problems and solutions
Squash plants love the hot summer sun, and Kansas has plenty of it! Any vegetable gardener in the state who has been growing for very long will likely have planted some variety of squash. There are a...
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