by goldenmarket | Jun 5, 2025 | Blog, Gardening
Rollie Pollies In Your Garden Last year, I noticed a sh*t ton of rollie pollies, aka pill bugs in my garden bed. I was curious whether they might harm my plants, but I never found the time to investigate. This spring, I saw an increase in their numbers and noticed...
by goldenmarket | Jun 2, 2025 | Blog, Gardening
Fruit Tree Aphid Infestation Earlier today, I noticed that several of my plum trees had a large number of their leaves curling. Since I’m not very familiar with plum trees, I didn’t understand that this was unusual. It was the first time I had closely...
by goldenmarket | May 31, 2025 | Blog, Gardening
Fruit Tree Netting Bags This is my third year of having many fruit trees. The first year we got some apples but no peaches, cherries, or plums because they were destroyed by insects and critters. Last year was a total loss with no fruit at all. This past winter I...
by goldenmarket | May 27, 2025 | Beekeeping, Blog
First Real Hive Inspection Today was my first real hive inspection and add more sugar water. I carefully removed each frame one by one, beginning from one end and working my way to the other. The first frame I pulled out didn’t have much activity going on it,...
by goldenmarket | May 12, 2025 | Blog, Gardening
Setting Up Drip System For years, I have wished to install a drip irrigation system for all my garden pots. This spring, I decided it was finally time to tackle this project, ensuring my plants stand a better chance of thriving during the summer months. In previous...
by goldenmarket | May 9, 2025 | Beekeeping, Blog
Queen Inspection Its been four days since we added the bees to the hive and we finally had good weather. Today we checked on the hive for the first time to check on the queen and make sure she got out of her cage. This was my first time opening up a hive that had...
