When you think about how many pests and diseases can affect your food gardens, you could be forgiven for thinking it's easier just to buy all your groceries and forget about gardening. Crown and ...
How to Prevent and Get Rid of the Destructive Peachtree Borer in Your Garden
The peachtree borer is one of the worse pests that infect peach, cherry, plum, and other stone fruit trees. The immature larvae are responsible for the destruction, chewing underneath the bark of the ...
Why Are My Carrots Dying? Common Carrot Plant Pests and Diseases
Realizing that your carrot plants are dying is always heartbreaking, and it probably means that one of the common carrot pests and diseases is taking over your plants. The first step is to figure ...
How to Deal with Destructive Wireworms in Your Garden
Just the name wireworms strikes fear in the heart of farmers and gardeners. These pests infect a variety of crops, killing young plants in no time, and they live for years in the soil. Most ...
12 Berry Bush Pests and Diseases and How to Stop Them
Are your Rubus bushes dying, or your harvest isn't what it should be? You might have one of the many common berry bush pests and diseases. There are many different types of Rubus species, but they ...
14 Common Potato Diseases and Pests To Watch Out For
Are your potato plants struggling? Your plants might have one of the most common potato plant pests and diseases. Potato plants are susceptible to a variety of pests and diseases that cause growth ...
How to Make Weed Tea Fertilizer to Boost Your Garden
Sorry, everyone. This isn't a recipe for a tasty cannabis beverage. When we talk about "weed tea," we're referring to a nutrient-rich liquid fertilizer made from common garden weeds. If you're keen on ...
Fire Blight: How to Handle This Destructive Tree Disease
Fire blight is a destructive bacterial disease that primarily infects apples, pears, and related tree members. If you grow trees on your property, you need to understand this bacterial disease because ...
Psyllids: How to Spot, Treat and Control this Prolific Garden Pest
When most gardeners think of common pests, they usually think of aphids, scale, snails, and slugs. You don't often hear people talking about psyllids. The truth is, even if you've been gardening for ...