Pesky pests taking over your garden? Tips for saving your crops



No place for a garden bed? No time or energy to work up the soil? Buy bagged potting soil and grow right in the bag! You don’t even have to buy the pots. It’s cheap, easy, and can be done on any sunny spot, patio, balcony, or porch.



Broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage and all of their many relatives attract tiny, hopping, black beetles called flea beetles that chew millions of tiny holes in the leaves. Young seedlings of radishes, turnips, mustard greens and kale can be destroyed before they even get started if these pests aren’t controlled. Find out what you can do to save your crops.



Spring asparagus season is almost over but it is still important to control asparagus beetles that can reduce next year’s harvest.

You can head to the Milwaukee County UW-Extension Horticulture page for more gardening information.