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Red Alert – Hornworms are Bad Bugs
If you grow members of the nightshade family such as such as tomatoes and tomatillos, the tomato hornworm can destroy your plants. The hornworm will grow between 3 and 4 inches long. First of all, I noticed that the leaves on my one tomatillo plant looked like they were sagging. Then I noticed a rather […]
Siam Queen Basil
If you didn’t already know, there are lots of varieties of basil. Since I couldn’t find African Blue Basil this year to attract bees, a local plant store recommended that I give Siam Queen Basil a try. It is a pretty and tasty plant but it doesn’t attract as many bees. Features: 1) The taste […]
Cucurbit Plant Family
The formal name for this veggie family is Cucurbitaceae – try saying that three times fast! Most gardeners call it the Cucurbit or the cucumber family. While this family does not include just cucumbers, see below for some of the members: Veggies:  Cucumbers, summer squash (yellow squash and zucchini), winter squash (acorn, blue hubbard, butternut, delicata, […]