So as much as we’ve had some garden friends, we’ve also had our share of bad luck. Garden pests always try to screw up our gardens!
In our garden, we often battle with quite a few garden ‘frenemies’ and outright pests…
This section of the site will bring you tips on dealing with various garden pests. We’ll share tips for preventing and dealing with pests as well as gardening product suggestions to help your garden thrive despite the critters!
We are still exploring ways to peacefully coexist or to “deal with” these pests and pesky creatures. Stay tuned for our adventures here!
If I could get rid of one garden pest, I think it would be squash vine borers (right after the groundhog!). Those squash borer buggers decimated our zucchini, yellow summer squash, and even our pickling cucumbers last season. We tried surgical attempts to rid the plants of the worms inside the stem, to no avail….
It seems there’s always something after our precious gardens and the crops we grow. Whether it’s munching on your tomatoes one bite at a time, chewing plastic pots, or burying nuts literally everywhere, squirrels can be a pain! Find out how to deter squirrels from garden, containers, and backyard spaces. Take action to repel squirrels…