A thriving garden feels like magic until an army of uninvited guests shows up. Pests don’t just appear randomly; they are ...

If you start each day with a cup of joe, then you know how magical coffee beans can be. What you might not know is that ...

Spring sunlight sparks excitement above ground, but the real action begins under the soil. While gardeners celebrate the ...

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Mulch helps regulate soil temperature, suppress weeds, and improve soil moisture. Mulch can also attract pests like insects and rodents. Learn how to use keep pests away from mulch.

Key Points You can reuse potting soil if you make sure to take good care of it first.Be sure to check for bugs and ensure that the pH is at a desirable level before planting.If there are problems with ...

Learn how to use wood chips effectively, control garden pests with trap cropping, and simplify composting with trench methods ...

Just like any other organisms, crop-destroying soil microbes die if they get too hot. With that fact in mind, scientists have developed a new system in which soil-heating microwaves are used to kill ...

Cover crops are all the rage these days, and might be a part of the solution for problems confronting the long-term sustainability of agricultural production in the U.S. Simply defined, cover crops ...

During a gardening interest meeting last week, home gardeners brought up an issue. The problem was that planting the same plants each year in the same location can lead to fungal and bacterial disease ...

If you’re noticing more bugs outside than usual for this time of year, you’re not imagining it. A weird winter characterized ...