Troubleshooting Holes in Leaves
In the early weeks after planting the summer vegetable garden it all looks so pristine. Bright green, perfect leaves, newly emerged suggest a gardener with everything under control and a world without destructive garden pests. Then, a few weeks or months in the damage shows up. Here’s what I’m seeing in my garden a couple months in.
In photos from my garden this week, damage to delicata squash, rhubarb, bush beans and bell peppers.
Only occasionally do I find the culprit—in this case a harlequin bug.
Barbara Pleasant at GrowVeg is my online garden mentor. Recently, she wrote about some of the most common garden pests. I think you’ll learn some things just as I did. It’s a five-minute read.