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Jul 3, 2008, spider
velvety- black and brown striped (argyle?) . The same markings on lower body but solid color velvety black on the upper part. 4-5 inch leg span
Permalink -- click for full blog postJul 2, 2008, impatiens wilting and dying after transplanting
I grow my own impatiens from seed--for 15 years. I start them in the house and then put them in four packs in my greenhouse. I've never had trouble
Permalink -- click for full blog postJun 30, 2008, green catepillar
I have this small, soft, green catepillar that eats circles in the leaves of my rose bushes (only my rose bushes) and nibbles on the new buds. This
Permalink -- click for full blog postJun 30, 2008, black and red insect
black and red massing on Hosta leaves and in mulch, by the
Permalink -- click for full blog postJun 30, 2008, black and red insect
Orange and red Insect found in smaller numbers than the previous Black & Red I uploaded prior to this one. Is it possibly the mature
Permalink -- click for full blog postJun 30, 2008, Growth on dwarf lilac bushes
There is a soft, thready, white substance that has appeared on my dwarf lilac bushes in the last week or two on the northfacing side of the bushes.
Permalink -- click for full blog postJun 27, 2008, Gold beetle? A good guy or a bad guy?
Something is eating at my hostas! Could it be this insect? It's mostly black with somewhat gold metallic-like markings. The hosta that this was
Permalink -- click for full blog postJun 27, 2008, Large Brown Moth
2-2 1/2 inches, fat body, feathery antennae. Hanging on outside window at my home in Southwest Virginia, Scott county, foot of Clinch Mountain. Many
Permalink -- click for full blog postJun 24, 2008, Flying Space Alien / Wheelbug Invades Eastern Pennsylvania!
My neighbor, who’s an exterminator, never saw anything like this guy. He looks like a cross between a stegosaurus and a stick bug. In searching the
Permalink -- click for full blog postJun 24, 2008, Creeping Charlie, Plantain, Dandelion, Crabgrass Patch
I have a strip of land between my driveway and neighbor's chain link fence that is approximately 3' wide and 15' long. It was infested with creeping
Permalink -- click for full blog postJun 23, 2008, do roses and spider wort grow well together
will these two plants grow well together, with the spider wort surrounding the base of the roses? Doug says he wouldn't grow them together in his
Permalink -- click for full blog postJun 23, 2008, Rose flowers do not open well
Flowers do not open well; they turn brown at the edges and fail to open as they should. It was a gift and I do not know its name but the flowers are
Permalink -- click for full blog postJun 23, 2008, Insects have rose preferences
I just read the article on the John Cabot rose with worms. I had been considering replacing my Baffin explorer rose with a John Cabot in the hope
Permalink -- click for full blog postJun 23, 2008, Ladybug look alike
Hi This bug has caused damage to my zucchini year after year, thinking it was a ladybug I was to late in treating it--This year I've spotted a few
Permalink -- click for full blog postJun 17, 2008, John Cabot Rose with worms
Hi Doug - I have a John Cabot rose and every spring I spend hours pulling green worms off of the leaves. They really devour the leaves and stress the
Permalink -- click for full blog postJun 17, 2008, Styrfoam (Peanuts) bottom of pots
Is it bad to use styrfoam (peanuts) in bottom of your plants in pots. I thought it would make them lighter to move and use less dirt/. Doug says
Permalink -- click for full blog postJun 17, 2008, Red and orange spiky bug!
It is about 5 mm long, no visible antennae, black with orange stripes on its abdomen and lots of balck spikes! It came in from the garden in my hair
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