There are many diseases that your plants might get that you have to deal with. A lot of them are annoying and take just a little effort on your part to defeat. Your plant recovers and you move ...
Tarnished Plant Bugs: How To Deal With This Adaptable Pest
One of North America's most destructive garden pests is the tarnished plant bug. This small, plant-feeding insect is destructive primarily because it can feed from a huge variety of plants. ...
Tomato Big Bud Disease: How To Handle This Challenging Problem
Do your tomatoes have large, luscious buds that either don't flower, or don't produce fruit? Then you might be dealing with Tomato Big Bud (TBB) disease. This issue primarily affects crops in ...
3 Effective Ways to Deal with Tent Caterpillars
Have you ever walked into a sticky, writhing mass of fury outdoors? Or been rained upon by so many wiggling beasts that you ran away screaming? Then you've likely come across tent caterpillars ...
How to Identify Ringspot Viruses and What to Do About Them
Wouldn't it be wonderful if only a few diseases affected the plants in our gardens? Unfortunately, that isn't the case, and sometimes it seems like every time you turn around, there's a new pathogen ...
White Grubs: How to Identify and Control This Garden Pest
Once the larvae begin to feed on the roots of plants, they limit the nutrients and restrict moisture. The first symptoms resemble other problems like root rot or drought, so examining the rest of the ...
How to Plant and Grow Quince Fruit Trees
Some vegetables and fruit have gone out of favor over the years for various reasons, and quince is one of those plants. This was mainly because older varieties of quince were way too tart to be eaten ...
14 Deadly Tomatillos Pests, Diseases, and Plant Problems
You'll often find them in Mexican and Central/South American cuisine, where they're transformed into salsa verde and added to soups, stews, and various fillings. Have you been having issues growing ...
How to Grow Cosmos: A Drought-Tolerant Summer Beauty
When the weather starts to warm up and birds start chirping, spring has arrived. I's time to think about planting flowers in your garden. Cosmos are the perfect flower to add cheerful, long-lasting ...