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Common Chives
Common chives are one the first herbs to come up in the garden in the spring. Best Features: 1) Common chives are perennial plants. 2) They have an onion flavor and smell which is what makes chives deer resistant! 3) Common chives have pretty pink flowers in the spring and white flowers in the fall. […]
Bean Leaf Beetles
Over the years, I noticed nibbles on the bean leaves and pods but never saw the bean leaf beetle until this year. Features: Bean leaf beetles are only 1/4 inch long and are typically greenish yellow with a black triangle behind their head.  Also, many have wings outlined in black and have four black spots […]