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They are probably Asian lady beetles. They're different from the good kind that hang out in the garden and eat aphids. Every time there is an unexpectedly warm day in winter, they hatch and swarm around. (I'm in VA) I used to try to 'save' them and put them out side when they got in the house...

I had a small garden for years, I just added lots of compost to the soil to rejuvenate it, dug in spent marigold plants to repel nematodes and used a homemade insecticide (2 crushed cloves garlic, 1 tbsp dishsoap, 1 cup milk and an egg in a gallon of water and sprayed on the plants) and just...

You could always start one variety as plants early, then direct seed another variety, that way they would flower at different times.

Back in the day, when I first started gardening: 1) Decided to try to grow peanuts. Planted a row and they flowered. I wait for months for pods to form (like peas or beans), nothing happened. In October I get disgusted and dig them up to throw them out, only to discover that peanuts grow...

Notes to self for next year's garden: 1) Do not plant all the beet seeds at the same time. 2) Do not plant all the onion sets at the same time. 3) Change my sleeping habits to nocturnal so I can snipe at deer all night with the pellet gun. 3b) Or, win the lottery so I can afford to buy a 7ft...

I'm curious if the fruit has adverse effects on chickens as well, especially since mine girls have eaten a bunch of it. They are all still alive and well, but maybe long-term is bad?

We call them sugar beets here. We grew some this season. The chickens wont touch 'em but the deer & the cows ate them up.

Not sure about your area, but if you can get some organic garlic at a grocery, it will work just fine. (Has to be organic so that it's not sprayed with a spoiling retardant). This works really well with shallots too and much cheaper than ordering & having it shipped.