Garden Pests & Diseases
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Attracting Beneficial Insects to the Garden
Beneficial insects make it possible for gardeners to manage pests organically. This can lessen or eliminate the use of potentially harmful synthetic pesticides. more...
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The Benefits of Barriers in Organic Pest Control
By: David Haigh
Put simply if pests can't reach your crops they can't cause any damage. The use of barriers makes pest control without chemicals a reality for the organic gardener. more...
Controlling the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
A new type of stink bug plagues North American landscapes each fall but can be removed with either poisons or organic methods. more...
Slugs and snails are hardy, well-adapted organisms that can decimate a vegetable or flower garden overnight. Controlling their numbers requires year-round vigilance. more...
Late Blight Rots Eastern Tomato Crops
Late tomato blight has stolen the sweet rewards of harvest time from gardeners throughout the eastern region of the United States. more...
Taking Care of your Dormant Fruit Trees
By: Annie Spiegelman
To spray or not to spray fruit trees. That is the question! Dormant Spraying is a vigilant option if you have 'diva' trees or have had a tough pest problem in the past. more...
By: Barbara Brown
Gardening in Texas is not one-size-fits-all. The extraordinary diversity of Texas includes 10 climatic regions, 14 soil regions, and 11 distinct ecological regions. more...
Curing Blossom End Rot in Tomatoes
Few things are more discouraging for a gardener than the development of blossom-end rot in a stand of tomatoes. Those precious plants don't have to be destroyed, though. more...
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