majesty palm had spider like webs and tiny red dots in it

QuestionAre they baby spiders or spider eggs, I had my majesty palm plant indoors and had a candle nearby, I noticed thw candle had a web and tiny red things inside, and later I took the plant outside (b/c I f

Groundhogs, deer, opossum

QuestionSo far this year our garden has produced no picking vegetables because the groundogs, deer and opossums have eaten everything. We have tried everything to no avail. They come out in broad dayligh

Mole infestation

QuestionMike ... not sure if this is really your area, but Im getting desperate for help. Ive got a mole problem in my 1/4 acre suburban lawn that defies belief. Having lived in the country many years, I

Deer Resistant Plants?

QuestionWe have deer in our yard - the neighbor feeds and waters them - at almost anytime of the day. There are more of them (sometimes as many as 11) near dusk. I have tried to plant deer resistant plan

Squirells & sunflowers

QuestionSquirells are eating the heads off of all my sunflowers. I tried spraying them with a cayenne pepper spray but it hasnt stopped them. Any ideas? Oakland, CA AnswerSarah, you basically have two options with

Ground Hog

QuestionThis is my very first year having a summer vegetable garden. There is a ground hog that is eating my tomatoes & other crops during the daytime hours. Every time I spot him, he runs underneath my

Lilly/deer

QuestionHey Dan, we have/had a bed of mixed lillys of about 10x10 only to find all the heads/blooms gone one morning leaving nothing but the stalks. Were assuming deer did the damage...does that make sense...w

Organic produce pest control

QuestionHello, I am interested in bugs and such. Not really the bigger pests. Do you know anything about organic farming methods for controlling bugs? Thanks, Tim ------------------------- Follow

Organic produce pest management

QuestionHello, I was wondering if you can tell me some different methods for pest management for organic produce, to be certified organic. Thanks, Tim AnswerI am not an organic gardener expert. But I would th

ground squirrels,moles,and gophers

Questionhi thanks for being here, ground squirrels,moles and gophers:how to get rid of these invaders from our property? thanks, [email protected] AnswerYou have asked essentially three questions in one. Here

Ridding of gophers

QuestionWhat is preferred method of getting rid of gophers? AnswerI would love to tell you. The problem is what animal are you talking about? I am not being funny here. Its just that gophers can mean, depending on

Sonic Rodent Repeller

QuestionI have a problem with small rodents tunneling through my garden. I believe they are voles. I am wondering if Sonic Rodent Repellers work. The type that looks like a big green garden stake that is pushed into

Aphids and Caterpillars

QuestionI live in the Willamette Valley in Oregon, and have had excellent success in gardening until I planted three petunia plants in a terra-cotta pot last month (keep them on porch). They bloomed once, but the ne

I had a skunk under my back...

QuestionI had a skunk under my back porch which I eventually had trapped and removed. The smell still seems to linger. Especially since we have had a lot of rain this summer. Is there anything I ca

sooty mold

Questioni understand that this, on my tulip tree in st. louis, is because of aphids. but i cannot reach the top of the tree, even with a hose, and dont know how to rid the tree, now that its august...buy some lacew

Groundhogs, Skunks & Squir. eating me up.

QuestionAnything work to keep Groundhogs and Skunks, etc OUT of my Veg. garden...Eating everything! Not aloud to use fencing! AnswerIf you are not allowed to use fencing then the only other effective method of cont

fungus on my tree

QuestionHi, I just bought a chokecherry and it has this black stuff growing around a branch. It feels like a cork and I was wondering if this is going to take over the tree and kill it or can I do something.

organic garden pest

Questionmy sqaush and pumpkins have powdergray bugs on them that turn brown when they mature there are thousends of them i grow organic AnswerKen, what you are experiencing is an infestation of squash bugs, otherwi

Crabapple Tree Pest

QuestionThanks Jim - while wtg. for your response I plugged the hole with vaseline, duct taped over it & then spread the duct tape with vaseline. The borers stayed in, I am assuming they will suffocate & die. Is thi

Weird Noise in the Night

QuestionSeveral times this summer our family has been awakened to the strangest animal sound weve ever heard. Its sort of a cross between a goose honk and a cat dying (or what you would think a cat sounds like