Everyone knows how valuable bees are to your garden because they are pollinating your flowers. But they’re not the only ...

The vegetable garden is planted and growing well, and you are starting to scout for insect pests. While you’re scouting for pests, scout for beneficial insects too. Many people think all insects ...

Vegetable gardens are producing, and this is the time of year we begin to see disease and insect issues. Here are a few ...

Summer is bug time in the vegetable garden. Here's a look at 10 of the most common and how to keep them from eating your harvest.

Planting a vegetable garden is an act of faith; it is the work of the optimist. Every year, we plant and we hope to benefit from the fruits of our labor.

As for pest control, try mixing a cup of vegetable oil with a bit of mild soap, add a few spoonfuls of this to a quart of water, and spray on your plants to eliminate insects.

July and August in the vegetable garden typically bring bountiful harvests of colorful vegetables. These are also the months when insect pests can really make their presence known, with plant and ...

To recapitulate, to have success in your vegetable garden: 1. Assess your planting area – consider testing your soil and soil pH and amending it according to the recommendations of your soil test.

This week gardening columnist Don Kinzler talks about the common insects in our vegetable gardens and what in insecticides are handy to keep on the garden shelf. Get 3 months just 99¢/month ...

In your own garden, it is best to adopt a no-spray regime so as to attract beneficial insects that prey on insect pests. Gardening books (Covers courtesy of Cool Springs Press) ...

Products include zeta-cypermethrin (GardenTech Sevin), permethrin (Bonide Eight) and cyfluthrin (Bio Advanced Vegetable and Garden Insect Spray). The ultimate foe in Dakota gardens is the hornworm.