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Friday, April 13, 2012

Plant a good bug tub

Plant a Good Bug Tub! We planted one a few weeks back and its thriving in the cool, rainy weather.... 

http://sloatgardens.com/custom_garden_design/good_bug_tub.htm

One way to encourage visiting beneficials to be permanent pest patrollers is to grow flowers that are good producers of nectar and pollen; with your help they’ll have food when pest populations decline. Even if your garden is as small as a few pots on a patio, a container of these insectary plants can help keep the good bugs around. In a larger garden, insectary plants can be planted among other plants.