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Protecting Your Garden from Cutworms Naturally

BySouthernSoilSunshine March 18, 2025March 18, 2025

I remember the first time I lost a whole row of tomato seedlings overnight. I’d spent weeks babying them indoors, hardening them off, getting them ready for the big world of the garden… only to wake up and find their little stems chewed clean through at the base. It was like a miniature lumberjack had…

A vibrant photo collage of a garden filled with colorful vegetables, such as tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers. Among the vegetables, there are common pests like aphids, whiteflies, and spider mites. There are also some healthy plants. The background is a serene garden setting. Over the collage, there is bold, playful text that says "Top 10 Garden Pests in Zone 9!". At the bottom, there is a footer that says "SouthernSoilSunshine.com". The design is simple, inviting, and harmonizes the visual message.

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The Top 10 Most Common Vegetable Garden Pests in Zone 9 (And How to Deal With Them)

BySouthernSoilSunshine February 9, 2025February 9, 2025

If you’ve ever stepped into your garden one morning and found your once-thriving plants riddled with holes, chewed-up leaves, or mysteriously wilting, you’re not alone. Gardening in Zone 9 is a dream—warm temperatures, long growing seasons, and an abundance of sun—but it also means pests thrive just as much as our plants do. Over the…