BUG
WATCH
Welcome to Molly's Bug Watch!
Your resource for everything creeping and crawling in your garden.
Congratulations on starting your garden! It won’t be long before you’ll start to notice insects on the plants. They may be pest, they may be beneficial, or they may be benign. It is important to remember that not every insect on your plants are necessarily harmful.
In order to keep insects from ruining your garden, here are a few tips to consider as you start your beds:
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Healthy plants = happy plants. Healthy plants usually experience less insect loads and less damage due to insects.
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This makes more hiding places for bad bugs to hang out and multiply. Give your plants space.
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Should you come across a garden foe between newsletters please take a picture and email it to the Master Gardener Hotline at [email protected].
WEEK #1: PROACTIVE PEST CONTROL