As you dig your beds and plant your plants, keep an eye out for CUTWORMS. They like to eat your young plants and usually can be found curled up in the soil at this time of year.

Cutworms are not worms, but are caterpillars one to two inches long. They can be brown, gray, yellow or green and usually have stripes going down their backs or spots on their bodies. They feed at night and hide in the soil during the day. If you visit your garden early morning or late evening you can sometimes find them on your plants.

Pick them off and destroy them (under foot, or put them into a bottle of soapy water). Do not put them alive into the compost bin, or they will continue their life cycle.