In my delight at my vegetable garden success I forgot that when you have a garden you also have some uninvited guests. These are known as pests. I put up a fence around the garden to keep the four legged ones out, but it’s impossible to keep out the insects. Recently I noticed that I have Japanese beetles feasting on the green bean foliage. At first this didn’t bother me, but lately they have been gobbling up a lot of leaves. So, I went into action. Continue reading
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Garden Setup: building the beds and planting the vegetables
Earlier this month I blogged about starting a garden. I planted seeds and watched them carefully, hoping they would grow and thrive to later be planted outside. Last week I had two of the three raised beds put in the backyard. The third bed will be installed this week. Continue reading

