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Watch our BugVibes Japanese beetle deterrent in action!

BugVibes Video

Haven’t tried our BugVibes Japanese beetle deterrent yet? Watch it in action in this video – BugVibes deters beetles without the use of chemicals.

Solve blossom end rot with Enz Rot

Blossom End Rot Tomatoes

So your tomato plants look healthy, but, when it comes time to harvest the fruit, you find yourself surprised by tomatoes that looks like this:

 

What happened?!

Blossom end rot can ruin tomato fruit; it can also occur in peppers and eggplants. Insufficient calcium within the fruit leads to a weakening of the Read More

How to grow potatoes in grow tubs (video)

How to Grow in Tubs

Craig shows how easy it is to grow potatoes in our Grow Tubs. Aerating soil and harvesting potatoes takes less effort when you use these containers!

Treating trees for fall webworms

Fall Webworm

We’ve spotted a few fall webworms around the farm. These worms are the larvae of large moths, and they create webbed nests in the limbs of a variety of trees. Webworms can be pesky: they chew leaves, and can defoliate trees.

 

Fall Webworm Web in Tree

If you’re having trouble with webworms Read More

Beetlemania hits

Japanese Beetle Damage on Plants

Japanese beetles have arrived – and in droves! Japanese beetles typically take over the Midwest during mid-summer, and they can cause a lot of leaf damage if left unchecked. Below is a grape plant that was damaged by the bugs:

Japanese Beetle Damage on Plants

“Skeletonized” leaves such as these are a tell-tale Read More

Updates from our research farm

Summer Squash

At Gardens Alive!, we don’t just sell plants and seeds – we also do a great deal of research and testing. At our research farm, develop improved varieties, test new plants from our partner horticulturalists, and assure the quality of our stock. Since the farm is such an important part of our business (and since Read More