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 […]
Harvesting and storing parsley is relatively easy. Here are my tips: Harvesting Tips:  1) My rule of thumb is to harvest what you need and don’t take more than 1/3 of the stems from the plant when it is young. Cut some of the outer stems as needed near the base of the plant so the […]
There are two kind of cucumber beetles and both fall into the pest or bad bug category. They cause a lot of damage to the cucurbit family which includes cucumbers, squash, watermelon and cantaloupe – I have to be on my toes because I am growing all four! Features: Cucumber beetles are only 1/4 inch […]
