beneficial insects
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DesignButterflies and Other Garden Visitors
Sheryl McHugh from Blythewood, South Carolina, sent in these incredible shots of visitors to her garden. A black swallowtail butterfly feeds on nectar from an azalea blossom. Like many butterflies,…
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DesignTour a Stylish Pollinator Garden
In Designing a Stylish Pollinator Garden, author John Gwynne shared with us his tips for growing a pollinator-friendly garden. However, his design makes this garden a lovely spot for humans…
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Kitchen GardeningCritters in Your Compost?
Contrary to popular belief, compost doesn’t “just happen.” Although, from the outside, you might see nothing more than a pile of rotting leaves and grass clippings, inside that pile a…
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ArticleHow to Attract Good Bugs to Your Garden
It happens every spring. First a few aphids appear on the cole crops. I barely notice. A week later the aphids have doubled. I start to get concerned. After another…
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ArticleBring in the Beneficials
Gardens for butterflies and bees are easy. Dozens of books, magazine articles, and websites out there will guide you through lists of pollinator-friendly plants like butterfly bush (Buddleia spp. and…
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Kitchen GardeningBook Review – Good Bug Bad Bug
Good Bug Bad Bug, by Jessica Walliser, is an indispensable field guide for quickly and easily identifying the most common garden pests and beneficial insects.
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ArticleA Gardener’s Checklist for Early Summer
You have chores, and we can help you do them efficiently with expert advice on winter cleanup, spring pruning, sowing seeds, planting late-season bulbs, creating containers, dividing perennials...
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Kitchen GardeningPollinating Insects in the Garden
Just like the predatory insects, you'll want to lure the pollinators to the garden.
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Kitchen GardeningPredatory Insects in the Garden
Here's a handy list of the beneficial insect predators that you'll want to invite to your garden.
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ArticleReleasing Ladybugs into the Garden
The idea is too keep them in the fridge for a short amount of time, not banish them to Siberia.
