Pest Alert: Asparagus Beetles
March 28, 2013It’s time to head out and cut back last year’s asparagus ferns. Asparagus pruning is one of my least favorite springtime chores, but it’s also one of the most essential.
Blooms for Beneficials
February 28, 2013If you have any extra room to grow on your farm, consider filling it with plants that naturally support beneficial insects.
3 Ways to Keep a Pest-free Garden
January 24, 2013In last week’s post, I discussed a couple of excellent pest-prevention techniques you can easily employ in your own garden. Here are a few more of my favorites.
Praying Mantises in the Garden
August 23, 2012In May, I purchased a praying-mantis egg case from a local nursery and put it out into the garden. A few weeks later, the eggs hatched, and initially, several hundred baby praying mantises were clinging to my plants.
Pictures: 6 Garden Insect Eggs
June 14, 2012I have spent a good amount of time this spring searching my yard for insects. I have a new book in the works with Timber Press about beneficial insects and am shooting many of the pictures myself.
7 Questions with Mark Williams
January 18, 2012Urban Farm takes a break with the corporate executive chef of Brown-Forman to get his take on container gardening and sustainability.
The Accidental Assassin (Bug)
December 1, 2011My son and I found the strangest insect in our house the other day. It was climbing on the woodwork around the front door. Since working on my most recent book, I have come to greatly appreciate bugs and pay careful attention to the ones I find in my garden. This one, though, had me intrigued.
Stinkbugs Stink!
August 25, 2011Stupid stinkbugs have ruined my corn! I was so excited to harvest my Jade Blue sweet corn, but when I peeled back the husk, the kernels are all shriveled and warped. The foliage is completely covered with stinkbugs and the white splotchy damage caused by their feeding.
11 Ways to Manage Weeds with Success
June 17, 2011Expand your weed-management toolbox with these tried-and-true tactics.
Aphid Mummies
December 9, 2010While I was out in the garden, I came across something very interesting that I learned about while researching my book, Good Bug, Bad Bug, but I never had the opportunity to see in my own garden.
