New Gardener
Progress of my first garden
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Tomato Plants Recovering - 315 days ago
My tomato plants are recovering from some insect damage. A forum poster thinks that there were aphids and whiteflys. An organic insecticide soap appears to have taken care of the issue. There were some damaged branches that I pruned. Topics: Tomato, Tomato Plants
Beginning of a Butterfly Garden - 315 days ago
About two weeks ago I planted a few packages of seeds to start a butterfly garden. It is starting to appear. Topics: Butterfly Garden, Flowers, Garden Planting, Insects
Two Visitors In the garden - 315 days ago
When walking around the yard I noticed two visitors. The monarch caterpillar is getting ready to change to a butterfly.Monarch ButterflyPreying Mantis: Topics: Insects, Preying Mantis
First Pepper Harvest - 315 days ago
Here is my first harvest of Jalapeno Peppers. Two plants are currently in the garden. Topics: Harvest, Jalapeno Pepper, Peppers
End of Lettuce Until Fall - 322 days ago
The end of my lettuce crop was about two weeks ago. The plants were tough to eat and leaves turning yellow. They were retired to the compost bin. This is the first week we had to buy store lettuce. More will be planted for fall. Topics: Lettuce


