Pest Patrol with Amy Grisak
Amy Grisak is a freelance author and photographer in Great Falls, MT who specializes in gardening, foods, and sustainable agriculture. She provides information on every kind of gardening pest from earwigs to elk.
This Week's Blog
Feed the birds now so they eat garden pests in the future
It hasn’t been a terrible winter this year, but early in the season we decided to feed the birds that...
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Handling problems with poinsettias this winter
During a grocery run this week, I was taken by the stunning poinsettias for sale...
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Using essential oils to keep away spiders, mice, ants, and scorpions
It’s a frosty morning with windchill temperatures well below zero, so it’s no surprise that...
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Cleaning up and bringing in plants for the winter
’Tis the season to either bring in containers of plants to winter over or dump...
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Learning how to trap skunks to keep them out of the yard
We’ve caught 5 skunks so far this summer, and I’ve learned a lot about their...
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The deer caught me off guard and ate the garden
It looks like the garden has come to an end, but it wasn’t by Mother...
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Whining about wasps and hornets
You know the saying, “The dog ate my homework.”? Well, I’m blaming it on the...
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