Aside from the usual slugs and snails that invade coastal gardens during the drippy fog days of summer, there are a host of other summer critters that love to feed on vegetables and flowers. Some are ...

Gardening is a spiritual experience where many people find peace and comfort in the turning of the soil and growing of plants. Or, it is until you find something truly horrid hiding under the dirt, ...

Q: How do you keep maggots from getting into carrots, radishes and onions? I run into that problem every year, and I'd like to stop it this year. A: These burrowing pests are the larval forms of what ...

I have noticed holes in the leaves of my petunia plants and other flowers planted recently. A friend said it was probably snails or slugs. I have also noticed holes in the roots of my early planted ...

As I'm writing this, I'm warming my fingers on a hot mug of tea while watching thick snow flurries swirl out of the sky. It's a normal winter day, but we gardeners know that below the frost, the soil ...

If you planted a vegetable garden this spring and summer, chances are something might be bugging your garden. Usually in the spring slugs and snails are the most common pests that destroy young plants ...

Here's what to do if you find that some kind of insect is damaging your garden. Assassin Bug - Flies, caterpillars, blister beetles Bigeyed Bug - Leafhoppers, spider mites Braconid Wasp - Codling Moth ...

Cooler evenings and longer periods of early-morning dew are indications that fall is on its way. Tomatoes, peppers and other summer crops like zucchini and summer squash are reaching their peak. The ...