Treat organically with Milorganite, Medina Growin’ Green, or conventionally with Gill Lawn and Garden 13-1-3, Green Diamond 21-7-14. Water in well (approximately 30 minutes per area). Read: Does Your Lawn … Read More
Top 6 Must Do’s for April 2020!
There’s plenty to do this month (water, plant, feed, lawn care) but here’s a few tips to help with your wellbeing and your gardening space. Check out our April Garden Guide … Read More
Staff Pick: Stacy’s Monarch Butterflies
I’m usually hard at work in the accounting office here at Gill’s, but I’m the first one outside to greet a new truck of plants to pick things to try … Read More
Caterpillar Alert!
I have had several customers bring me Tussock Moth Caterpillars they found munching on their oak tree leaves. The creamy white hairs on the caterpillar are long and bristle-like and … Read More
Caterpillar Alert
I have had several customers bring me Tussock Moth Caterpillars they found munching on their oak tree leaves. The creamy white hairs on the caterpillar are long and bristle-like and … Read More
Create Your Own Butterfly Garden!
One of my favorite pastimes, in between planting, fertilizing and trimming and mulching, is sitting in my backyard and watching the butterflies dance around my garden. Below are a few … Read More
Texas Sage Eaten by Caterpillars?
Texas Sage eaten by caterpillars? Take a close look at your Texas sage and see if you find small black spiny caterpillars. They are the larvae of the Silvery Checkerspot … Read More
Not All Caterpillars are Bad!
We all hate to see our plants being eaten, but did you know that some of our favorite plants are the food source for many caterpillars. The most common example … Read More
Asps + Leafcutter Bees
The asps are out! It’s been years since we’ve had a big asp outbreak. These stinging hump back caterpillars love oak trees, yaupons hollies, burford hollies, hawthorns, altheas, and hibiscus. … Read More
Watch Out! Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar Eggs
If your citrus looks like it is getting munched on, make sure you look for Swallowtail caterpillars before you grab your insecticides. Giant Swallowtail butterflies lay their eggs on lemons, … Read More
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