Snakes alive! This little guy eats slugs
A garden good guy, sharp-tailed snake looks like a giant red worm
Tagged: slugs
How to fight snails and slugs before they eat everything
These slimy pests are particularly active after rain
Dig In: Garden checklist for week of May 10
Foil strips in the trees can help deter birds in fruit trees. (Photos: Kathy Morrison) With cooler weather on the horizon, get to work May weather can be full of surprises and extremes. This...
Disappearing seedlings? Usual suspects may be to blame
The brown garden snail ( Cornu aspersum) is a voracious garden pest. (Photos courtesy UC IPM) What’s making those holes? Whether or not you see their telltale tracks, don’t count out these usual suspects....
After heat comes pests and problems
A lady beetle works on a crape myrtle that is showing signs of an aphid infestation (honeydew on the leaves, especially). (Photos: Kathy Morrison) The final numbers are not yet in, but 2020 will...
Dig In: Garden checklist for week of May 2
With this stretch of above-normal temperatures, tomato plants and other summer vegetables will take off. Mulch helps keep the soil from drying out too fast. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) Tomato weather is here! May starts...