#121: Bug Talk: They All Have Purpose, with Lisa & Rhonda

Today, Rhonda Graves returns to join Lisa for another “Bug Talk.” And beneficial creatures too! They all have a purpose in a balanced ecosystem. Rhonda & Lisa discuss how to invite and maintain these beneficial creatures in your garden or on your farm, including pollinator garden plots, native tree and shrub plantings, “Beetle Banks” and “Habitat Islands.” Together they share the joy of getting to know the beneficial creatures in your garden and how to create a year-round habitat to keep them nearby.

Mentions:

Bugguide.net

iNaturalist app

Book: Attracting Beneficial Bugs To Your Garden by Jessica Walliser

Book: Wasps  by Heather Holm

Book: Grow Organic by Doug Oster & Jessica Walliser

Lisa’s book: Vegetables Love Flowers

The Field and Garden Podcast is produced by Lisa Mason Ziegler, award-wining author of Vegetables Love Flowers and Cool Flowers, owner of The Gardener’s Workshop, Flower Farming School Online, and the publisher of Farmer-Florist School Online and Florist School Online. Watch Lisa’s Story and connect with Lisa on social!