From a platoon of army cut worms that descend under the cover of night to a sea of hornworm caterpillars that brazenly gorge themselves in broad daylight, a vegetable garden is a grazing field for a variety characters. It's a miracle any fruit survives to make it to our tables.
But plants are not entirely defenseless. Some vegetable plants have a whole arsenal of weapons to fight off the hordes of hungry mouths. Secret stashes of poison, razor sharp edges and a crackerjack communication system are just a few of the tricks these plants have up their sleeves.
In this episode we explore how in the cutthroat world of the vegetable garden, plants are more than capable of taking care of themselves.
The other episodes are:
2. Nightlife - What comes out at night in the garden.
3. Honeybees - The role of honeybees in a common garden.
4. Appleachia - The amazing array of life an apple tree can lure into a garden.
5. Fungi - What you see is only the tip of the iceberg.
6. Sap Sucking Hoppers - The astronauts of the garden.
7. Garden Mimics - More than meets the eye.
8. Vines - The good, the bad and the ugly side of vines.
9. Whether The Weather - How plants survive the stress of changes in the weather.
10. Weevils - They crawl, they fly, and some even swim...
11. Squirrels - What are these chipmunks and squirrels doing in the garden?
12. The Old Oak Tree - The diverse world of oaks and their residents.
13. Life In A Lawn - Paradise is a well-tended lawn.
