Creating a harmonious vegetable garden goes beyond simply planting your favorite produce. Incorporating companion herbs can significantly enhance the health, yield, and flavor of your vegetables while ...

Imagine transforming your garden into a thriving ecosystem where each plant supports the growth and health of one another.

As an entomologist who studies insect viruses, I want to untangle the complex interactions that insects have evolved with ...

Allow to sit overnight before straining the liquid through a fine mesh sieve. Pour this clear liquid into a spray bottle and ...

Diatomaceous earth: The sharp surfaces cut through the insect cuticle and the insect dies of dehydration. Diatomaceous earth kills slugs, snails and ants, but should be applied only to problem areas ...

Most weeds will hibernate during the winter and emerge in the spring more vigorously than ever. If you don't pull fall weeds, ...

Here are a couple of November ideas that will help your trees and other plants get through the winter with less stress, plus an easy outdoor container planting idea that you will thank me for next ...

But in the vegetable garden, it can be the smallest of insects that can cause the most damage. For instance, the tomato-potato psyllid (Bactericera cockerelli) is a small sap-sucking insect ...

SVU and SPMVV students become first-generation organic farmers with guidance from NGOs, yielding enough to feed families for months.

There are a few approaches to treating an outbreak. First, quarantine the plant. If you’re not too squeamish, just squish all ...

Moreover, insects can be raised on organic waste, providing an innovative solution to food waste. Imagine a system where vegetable scraps are converted into a high-protein, environmentally ...

There’s likely more honeybees than ever in the U.S. But beekeepers say it can be especially challenging to raise bees in the ...