by Tracy Bogard | Sep 7, 2018 | Experiences, Plant Pests, Tips & Ideas
Science Triumphs By Dudley Vines, SCMG A few months ago Linda Walsh, a 2018 SCMG intern, emailed me (one of her mentors) worried about some spots on her cherry tree. She said they looked like tiny red bugs, but since they didn’t move she thought maybe they were some...
by scmgadmin | May 1, 2017 | Plant Pests
Good Bug, Bad Bug Good Bug, Bad Bug By Dudley Vines Vegetable gardeners around these parts soon learn to hate the squash bug, but check out this photo: Spined soldier bug nymph (left) attacking squash bug nymph. There is a wide variety of...
by scmgadmin | Feb 7, 2017 | Experiences, Growing Tips, NMSU, Plant Pests
Who’s Afraid of Curly Top? Who’s Afraid of Curly Top? You may remember the old Shirley Temple movies, with that cute little tap dancing tot that could charm even the crustiest curmudgeon. Shirley was nicknamed Curly Top, and she even starred in a movie by that name....
by scmgadmin | Sep 25, 2016 | Plant Pests
Close Encounters with the Plum Leafcurl Aphid Close Encounters with the Plum Leafcurl Aphid It was the middle of May this year and the leaves on my toddler Toca Plum tree were looking shriveled and intensely unhappy. Feverish prayers offered at the Google altar earned...
by scmgadmin | Apr 29, 2015 | Fertilizer, Growing Tips, Plant Pests, Projects
Seed2Need – 2014 Lessons Learned, Part II By Penny Davis, SCMG In Part I, we discussed several problems encountered by Seed2Need over the past five years. This month, we will discuss one other major problem – blossom end rot – and then we will talk...
by scmgadmin | Apr 29, 2015 | Growing Tips, Plant Pests, Weeds
Seed2Need – 2014 Lessons Learned, Part I By Penny Davis, SCMG “Gardening is something you learn by doing and by making mistakes. Like cooking, gardening is a constant process of experimentation, repeating the successes and throwing out the...
