by californiagardening | Apr 6, 2014 | Garden How-Tos, Insect Control, pest control, Vegetable Gardening |
So let’s face it: Pests are a part of gardening. Whenever you grow something edible, its not only humans that eat it but there are also a lot of unwanted pests that are after your vegetable garden. Corn is a great example. The moment corn silks (the nice angel...
by californiagardening | Jul 9, 2013 | Garden How-Tos, Insect Control, pest control, Vegetable Gardening |
Well, we all dream of a beautiful vegetable garden, full of fresh vegetables, rich and healthy, without poisonous chemicals sprayed on them. But most of us eventually realize that reality is all those slugs, pests, insects, worms, caterpillars destroying your plants....
by californiagardening | Jun 29, 2013 | Garden How-Tos, Vegetable Gardening |
So if you are one of those who uses sprinklers to water their rose bushes and shrubs, you are not alone! I have seen many households which use Sprinkler Systems to water bushes and plants without realizing that most of it either evaporates or is scattered around the...
by californiagardening | Jul 26, 2012 | Garden How-Tos, Vegetable Gardening |
A Big Hello! to all you gardening enthusiasts! In this blog post, you will see how Calcium deficiency affects peppers and causes them to have Blossom End Rot, which results in fruits that are rotten. We grew one Red Pepper plant in a container, which had soil left...
by californiagardening | Jul 17, 2012 | Garden How-Tos, Vegetable Gardening |
Its a lovely on-going summer here in Irvine in Southern California. Some of our containers had to be replaced, so we got down to work! We wanted to try out the newer self watering containers which claim to conserve upto 80% of the water needed for containers (which is...
by californiagardening | Sep 5, 2011 | Garden How-Tos, Insect Control, pest control, Vegetable Gardening |
Ladybugs are also known as the gardener’s friend. They are voracious eaters of vegetation-destroying pests ike aphids and whiteflies. They can devor hundreds, if not thousands of whitefly larvae and aphids a day. Here’s a beautiful ladybug on a eggplant...
