Many plants make good companions for cucumbers in the vegetable garden. Beans and peas fix nitrogen in the soil, corn and ...

Enhancing your garden with rosemary? Maximize your planting with these 25 rosemary companions, plus the 5 plants to keep away.

February marks the quiet transition from winter to early spring, making it an ideal time to begin sowing cool-season vegetables. Many hardy crops tolerate low temperatures and even benefit from the ...

UK gardeners binning old wine corks may be wasting a quiet ally against pests and soggy soil – could these tiny plugs transform your beds pots?

Here’s how to identify and treat the most common houseplant bugs.

If you want healthy food, experts say to eat what’s local, organic and in-season. Those foods benefit the planet too, because they are less taxing on the soil and they don’t travel as far.

A thriving garden is full of life, but not all living organisms are beneficial to plant growth. In addition to butterflies, ...

Louisiana crops where the mealybug turned up took major hits to their harvests. Plants displayed a condition called "yellow canopy syndrome," though researchers have not definitively linked the insect ...

What if you could employ land snails in a similar zero-waste system? Instead of homegrown vegetables, the ultimate yield for your table would be escargots, those glistening nuggets of protein. Yes, ...

It is planting season in the garden, and I am still waiting for last week’s seeds to emerge from the soil. Soil temperatures in February are very cold, and it takes longer for seeds to germinate.

If you plan to or are already utilizing natural solutions in your vegetable garden, you should know about companion planting, trap crops, and cover crops. Each one is an organic way to help boost ...

Choosing a diverse plant selection improves your garden's health by attracting pollinators and enriching the soil, thereby increasing yields of flowers, fruits, and vegetables. "Less diversity means ...