
By John Coldebella
EVERY year is different in the garden. Outcomes and productivity vary with all the possible combinations of weather conditions which include cold, warm, hot, dry and wet. Whichever conditions arise, some plants will thrive and others won't. The same goes for the many pests that attack plants, fruit and vegetables. There's always something new to observe and this past growing season was no exception. Throw in some climate change and anything can happen.
Last year's wet spring was ideal for earwigs and slater bugs, also known as woodlouse or Malacostraca Isopoda. Between them, they wiped out my first planting of beans as they came out of the ground.
EVERY year is different in the garden. Outcomes and productivity vary with all the possible combinations of weather conditions which include cold, warm, hot, dry and wet. Whichever conditions arise, some plants will thrive and others won't. The same goes for the many pests that attack plants, fruit and vegetables. There's always something new to observe and this past growing season was no exception. Throw in some climate change and anything can happen.
Last year's wet spring was ideal for earwigs and slater bugs, also known as woodlouse or Malacostraca Isopoda. Between them, they wiped out my first planting of beans as they came out of the ground.