
Argh Aphids!
Aphids, also known as the gardener's nemesis, have made their annual appearance in our garden. Their victim this time was our dwarf tendersweet pea plant. Our pea plant was doing well. We were eating both the pea shoots and the pea pods. Then, I noticed that a part of the plant was turning brown. My son James, who planted the peas went to investigate. He lifted up part of the plant that was hanging over the pot and called out, "Mommy, look at all of these aphids; we nee