Just when you thought you were done with grubs, Green June Beetles start showing up in our area. They lay their eggs in the soil and as the eggs hatch, the larvae begins happily munching away at the roots of our turfgrasses, veggies and ornamental plants too! Adult...
The heat has arrived extra early this year and while most of us are none too happy about that, there’s one group that is plenty happy. Pests! This type of weather makes plants prime real estate for pests like lace bugs. When the weather revs up, and plants start to...
If you’ve followed Rainbow Gardens on our social media channels, or these blogs for any amount of time, you’ve probably noticed us telling you to avoid “wipe out” sprays for pest and disease control, and how we even try to encourage you not to spray for problems...
Aren’t gnats just one of the most annoying pests out there? It seems like they appear out of nowhere sometimes. Anyone who has had houseplants in their homes for awhile have probably encountered gnats. I’ve known plant lovers who have chucked an entire...
There’s a valid reason we tend to stress observing leaves as one of your most powerful gardening tools. Things can change in a day or overnight in the gardening world. Have you ever noticed one or two holes in the leaf of a broccoli plant and thought,...
Do you remember the scene in Jerry Maguire when Tom Cruise is begging Cuba Gooding Jr. to “Help ME, help you. HELP me, help you! Help me, help YOU!”? It’s a pretty memorable scene and it portrays how I feel sometimes when I get the privilege of...
