As the weather gets warmer the number of bugs significantly rise, but using chemical-packed pesticides can be harmful to the environment. So, DIY garden sprays are gaining popularity for their ability ...

Q: I was trimming some of my Aphrodite sweetshrub bushes and found a weird growth on them (see reader's photos). I was trimming them back anyway, so I cut those branches off. Should I spray something?

You probably heard of drinking pickle juice after a workout. Well, it turns out your garden can benefit from this salty and ...

After months of work, your quarantine garden might finally be paying off … for insects. Or even worse, no one gets to eat the fruits of your labor because a fungus got to the plants first. The ...

Heat, disease, and simple lack of water aren’t the only reasons a lawn might brown in summer. Often overlooked is the damage caused by a pair of small grass-eating bugs that are active in summer – sod ...

The almost-daily rain we had this spring really put a damper on fruit tree spraying. Pesticides work best if they are applied at least 24 hours before a rain. When a rain happens before the next spray ...

ROSES ON THEIR OWN: Although roses may continue to grow and black spot disease can occur during the winter, it does not hurt the rose bushes enough to merit continued spraying. If you regularly spray ...