How to Get Rid of Gnats on Succulents: A Guide to Eliminating These Annoying Pests

So you have indoor succulents and you’ve seen your first gnats flying around your babies. You’re lucky that you haven’t had this problem yet! Succulent gnats aren’t the worst or most dangerous bugs that can be on your succulents—look up mealybugs and pray you don’t get them! Finding gnats on your succulents is, at the … Read more

Unraveling the Sinister Name of “Death Come Quickly” for Herb Robert

With its delicate pink flowers and finely dissected leaves, herb Robert may seem an innocuous wildflower. Yet this common wayside plant has a rather ominous folk name – “death come quickly.” Where did this grim moniker originate and what’s the story behind associating herb Robert with imminent doom? Let’s explore the ancient folk beliefs that … Read more

Why Are My Cucumber Leaves Turning White After Transplanting?

Melon plants get yellow leaves when they are stressed by things in their environment that are not living. Gerald Holmes, Strawberry Center, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Bugwood org. A lot of different environmental stressors can also make seedlings and transplants get white, tan, or brown spots and splotches. These include temperature extremes, wide temperature … Read more