Comparing Fly Catching Methods
Over the last couple of summers we have had our fair share of insects. It became so bad at one stage, I went online to see if I could find anyone who had a good solution. That’s when I came across this solution on YouTube. I did a bit of a comparison to see if [...]
Filed under: Miscellaneous
Tags:experiment, flytrap, pests
How I Ended Up in the Bath with my Plants
Washing
After careful humming and hawing over insecticides, we decided to take the nobler course of action and bathe the insects off our plants.
A few days ago I noticed that some of the plants inside had discolouration on the leaves:
After putting this out to the crowds on Twitter, I got a number of hepful replies. In [...]
Filed under: Vegetables
Tags:basil, chili, oregano, pests
Caterpillars 20 Kale 0
We’ve been growing kale for a few months on the balcony, and have already enjoyed a fine few meals with it. A few days ago I was surprised while watering to find it crawling in long black and yellow things.
About 20 caterpillars had taken up residence on one of the kale plants and pretty much [...]
Filed under: Vegetables
Tags:caterpillar, kale, pests