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Herb Pests & Diseases

2/8/2021

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We tell gardeners, new and experienced, that herbs are easy to grow.  They don’t require a lot of watering, maintenance, and are free of diseases and insect pests.  Some herb plants even help to ward off these garden problems.  Guess it is time to qualify that statement after giving it some thought because we have had some of these nuisances in our herb beds. 
For the most part we don’t think too much about an aphid here or there on the lemon verbena or a slug hiding in the marjoram. At the end of the growing season many plants get powdery mildew and that’s just part of the cycle.  But if there is a whole infestation of aphids, as there has been once or twice on the lemon verbena, then Super Gardener has to come to the rescue.

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