Leeks: How to Grow and When to Plant in Your Backyard or Patio Garden!
Leeks are very similar to onions and garlic, but you eat the stalk instead of the root. They are extremely nutritious!
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EXCITING NEWS! This update adds integration with Burpee, one of the most trusted names in seeds! You can now see varieties from their extensive catalog of seeds and plants available to purchase directly through the app. We also make it easy for you to know which variety to buy with filters that narrow the list down to your reasons for growing that food!
How to: Manage Onion Fly Maggots in Your Garden
The adult onion fly resembles the house fly, but smaller. The larvae are legless and creamy-white and will cause the plants to wilt and die.
How to: Manage Leaf Miners in Your Garden
Leaf miners that affect vegetables refers to a small gray-yellow fly. These flies lay tiny white eggs that turn into green maggots. These maggots can destroy the leaves of the plants in your garden.
Garden Pests: How to Manage Root Maggots in Your Garden
There are many species of root maggots. Root maggots come from dark green-black fly that look like small houseflies. These flies lay their eggs in the roots of your plants. These maggots are very small, yellow-white larvae with pointed heads.
Garden Pests: How to Manage Thrips in Your Garden
Thrips are tiny straw-colored insects with two pairs of wings. They can damage plants by sucking out their juices causing discoloration and even death!
Garden Pests: How to Manage Slugs and Snails in Your Garden
These slimy creatures will eat just about anything in the garden. Slugs and snails typically will come out during the night time or on cloudy days. They are fairly easy to manage in your garden with these steps!