TheGardenLady received this question about a Peace Lily from Janet. I just moved my Peace Lilly to a room with better light to discover why my leaves were turning brown on the tips then turning black. What I discovered were little white worm-looking bugs crawling in the soil. I have not found any help on the […]
There are, of course, some insect pests that NO one wants. One of those insects is the Japanese beetle. Japanese beetles like over 275 plant species. For TheGardenLady Japanese beetles are especially awful on the roses. To get rid of Japanese beetles, one should start early in their life cycle when Japanese beetles are in […]
So what should a gardener do if there are insect pests in the garden? There are too many suggestions to write just one short article about how to prevent or get rid of insect pests, but TheGardenLady will give some suggestions in this brief post. This garden site is for the person who is a […]
This post is the fourth in a series of posts on the control of pests. When it comes to pests, the last question you should ask yourself is, “Are insecticides the best overall management tactic?” Insecticides have strong and sometimes dangerous chemicals in them. After all they are designed to kill. Some of these chemicals […]
This post is the third in a series of posts on the control of pests. The third question a gardener has to ask is “Will the pests spread to other plants?” Knowing about  the pest that is affecting your plant is important so that you can know enough to outsmart the insect with the minimum […]
This post is the second in a series of posts on the control of pests. The second question a gardener has to ask when seeing pests or pest damage in the garden is: “Are the pests still actively damaging the plants or have they long since left or matured?” Many pests have a brief lifespan. […]
One of the challenges of gardening is how to control the pests that like your garden as much if not more than you, the gardener. Some of these pests’ lives depend on your garden for their livelihood- literally eating to remain alive to repeat their own life cycle. So when you have insects on your […]
The Importance of Organic Wasp Killers for Backyards Wasps can be very beneficial. However, wasps elicit fear in many people, especially those who are severely allergic to them. Painful to humans, a wasp’s sting can vary greatly in toxicity. For those without an allergy to wasp stings, they will experience varying degrees of burning, itching, […]
folded leaf spider nest by mycocortex TheGardenLady received this question from Jim. I believe my snake plant is underwatered. The leaves are folding in half length-wise. I have probably underwatered in fear of overwatering. Any suggestions for bringing my snake plant back without overwatering it? Snake plant or Sansevieria is a tough plant that has […]
bed bug close up by David P James One of the major problems that we are experiencing these days is the reemergence of bedbugs. This is a grave problem that is growing everywhere in the world. The good news is that bed bugs are not supposed to carry any diseases. And the sort of good […]