Recently, I played a practical joke on one of my friends and gifted him a basket of cape gooseberries (the same green plastic baskets that hold cherry tomatoes and strawberries that consumers see at farmer's markets and supermarkets).
NOTE from the Editor: Sorry this blog is being posted later than anticipated. JB This past month, since early April, the local rose society of which I am a member, began to plan for its annual Rose Show.
While walking through a local box store, I passed the rack where they had a few flower bulbs still left. So I rummaged through to see what they might have.
I had heard from many sources over the years that ladybugs can solve an aphid infestation. I have always had seasonal attacks but with a little water spraying, they were discouraged so it never seemed necessary to call in the big guns.
