Winter seems peaceful, doesn’t it? The garden is quiet, plants are resting, and snow or frost blankets the ground. But beneath that calm surface, some of your garden’s most notorious troublemakers are lying in wait. While you’re sipping hot cocoa inside, pests are snoozing in your soil, ready to wake up and wreak havoc come…
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9 Fall Garden Pests That Arrive Out of Nowhere
One minute your fall garden is bursting with pumpkins, mums, and kale that could make a farmer’s market jealous. The next, it looks like a buffet line for uninvited guests with six legs and bad manners. Fall may be cooler and calmer than summer, but don’t let that crisp air fool you—pests are still lurking,…
5 Common Plants That Secretly Attract Pests
You plant them with love, water them with care, and admire their beauty from the porch swing—only to realize later that your so-called “green jewels” are basically throwing a party for bugs. Yep, some of the most common and beloved plants in your yard are secretly attracting pests like magnets. Aphids, mosquitoes, and beetles don’t…