Attract Beneficial Bugs with Meadowsweet

I was so excited to find one of my favorite native shrubs this spring at a local nonprofit’s plant sale. Needless to say, I bought one and it is already at home in one of my perennial borders.

Blooms for Beneficials

If you have any extra room to grow on your farm, consider filling it with plants that naturally support beneficial insects.

Stinkbugs Stink!

Stupid stinkbugs have ruined my corn! I was so excited to harvest my Jade Blue sweet corn, but when I peeled back the husk, the kernels are all shriveled and warped. The foliage is completely covered with stinkbugs and the white splotchy damage caused by their feeding.