The universal spray: It’s a fungicide! An insecticide! A floor wax! Rick, who works in Laurel and lives all the way up in Westminster, writes: “I have a small raised-bed garden that contains tomatoes, ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you want to live a long and healthy life, eating veggies is a good way to go. Yet it's hardly a straight road. From ensuring you're getting ...

July and August in the vegetable garden typically bring bountiful harvests of colorful vegetables. These are also the months when insect pests can really make their presence known, with plant and ...

Summer gardening means fresh homegrown vegetables like tomatoes, zucchini, potatoes and cucumbers. Growing your own vegetables unfortunately also means dealing with the inevitable common garden pests.

Natural pesticides are a safer and more environmentally friendly alternative to synthetic chemicals. There are several proven natural pesticides to choose from. Natural pesticides work best with other ...

Whether you have an invisible pest terrorizing your garden or have caught some bugs red-handed, you're probably looking for a way to stop them. If organic and easy are two words you'd like to be part ...

Protect pollinators by choosing and using organic products wisely. (Susan Mulvihill/For The Spokesman-Review) Buy this photo I like to encourage gardeners to deal with their insect problems through ...

OUR flip flop summer – with sun one minute and downpours the next – can make it hard to know what to expect. And the conditions also make it a nightmare in other respects – it’s perfect for garden ...

CORVALLIS — Freshly planted and carefully tended, vegetable gardens can quickly become a magnet for trouble. Problems seem to spring up overnight. Weeds, for instance, can overtake a garden in days.

If you have a vegetable garden, you've more than likely run into one or all of these common pests, all hungry caterpillars when they do their damage. The most dramatic is the tomato hornworm, the most ...

Grasshoppers eat twice their body weight daily, often damaging lawns and gardens. Spray a mix of one part vinegar to three parts water to deter them. Try herbs, row covers, or bird-friendly yards for ...

A backyard that attracts colorful, fluttering butterflies isn't only beautiful to observe. It's beneficial to the plants, trees, shrubs and anything else that grows there. Along with their beauty, ...