I also call them Rollie Pollies

You need to water a bit more on the tomatoes...

On the doodle bugs, if you're not growing organic, water, then put out the Sevin Dust...That'll take care of them...

Ahhhhh, ok. Pill bugs.

No, DOO DOO bugs,lol. Thats what we called them when we were kids.

Pill bugs, doodle bugs, rolly polly are most often refered to on insecticide lables as sow beetles.
I'm more likely to call an antlion a doodle bug. Had to research this one, turns out the antlion is the larva of a brown flying insect. Looks similar to the green lacewing but much larger, 3" long or more.
Green lacewing larvae look similar to lady bug larvae, with larger chewing mouth parts. In both instances it is the larvae that prey on aphids, thrips, whiteflies, and such; not the adults.
Sow beetles can be controlled by the same means as slugs and snails. Not sure if the beer in a cup trick would work on sow beetles.

It does work on them. I have killed hundreds in the last couple days using this method. Slowly but surely...

I call them woodlice. That's at least what the internet tells me they are

When I water my plants, I typically water around the base of the plant - I don't pour water from overhead. But, I was talking to a friend who said that's how she does it. Since I've always heard opposite, let me ask what do you guys and girls do?

I will say I don't care as much on the onions and carrots. They're too close for me to care that much...and they seem to be fine.

IMO I try to water the base of the plant also. About once a week I will "foliar" feed and spray the leaves with a light solution of nutrients, but only in the early evenings when I know that the moisture will dry off and not sit on the plants for hours and hours. That could lead to fungus growing on the leaves with the moisture just sitting there. Also you can burn the plants by watering them during the day, so I have heard. The water drops sitting on the plant during the day can be like a magnifying glass effect in the sun and burn the leaves. So, normally I will water the base of the plant and once a week foliar feed.

Wait a minute, you're SUPPOSED to water the plants? Dang it, I knew I was doing something wrong...





















MSR, I water overhead and at the base, and it really doesn't matter too much. It depends on the time of the year and the size of the plant...The larger the plants, the harder to hand water without doing it overhead...Thus the reason I'm going to be investing in some soaker hoses...

Planted a bunch more herbs today - Oregano, basil, thyme, dill... and darnya, LSS, the tomato bug is spreading. Got another 20 more plants to find somewhere to find space for.

When Mother Nature makes it rain it comes from overhead. I would guess that the Man upstairs knows what he is doing. I just water from the top too.

Oh, and I sprayed (watered) my garden with Miracle Grow last weekend. I can already see a difference in how much they have grown. Tomatoes plants had 2 yeloow blooms yesterday with about 5-6 more little buds forming. Bell peppers ahd 3-4 little buds. Onions are taking off nicely too.

Was planning on installing 2 more rain barrels tomorrow, until I did a bit looking on the internet. Apparently the runoff from roofs is some nasty, nasty stuff. Contains all kinds of bad chemicals and metals, and you're not supposed to use it for watering vegetables.

Oops.

So, dang. Do you pay for using "clean" water from the tap (which actually contains chlorine) or do you put unhealthy chemicals into your plants?