Paddy alerted me to some black spots that have appeared on the cucumber flowers and the baby cucumbers. On closer inspection the black dots appear to be aphids. Paddy also noticed there were ants on the vine that seemed to … Continue reading
Paddy says the aphids are back – and they are attacking the chili and capsicum plants in Paddy’s Garden. Mother nature has served up a few natural predators for aphids including ladybugs and dragon flies (lacewings) but they obviously couldn’t … Continue reading
Paddy has seen a fair bit of ant activity in the garden lately. Get the Flash Player to see this content. The videos show two types of serious ant activity in the garden. Last time it was crazy swarms of … Continue reading