One of the benefits of growing your own food is that you are in control of the types of chemicals, both natural or man-made, used in garden beds and on your plants.

You can do everything right early in the season to establish a strong cotton crop, but cotton bollworm pressure in July and ...

As planting begins in east‑central Missouri, learn which early‑season insect pests to scout in corn and soybeans and how ...

Pest pressure builds across California as temperatures begin to rise and wet weather impacts growers. Todd Burkdoll has the ...

PROTECTING your garden against pests doesn’t have to involve chemicals. Not only can you use beautiful plants to give your ...

Thanks to its strong, refreshing scent, this fast-growing herb can act as a form of natural pest control that will ward off ...

Gardening experts are encouraging the use of sacrificial herbs and trap crops to protect vegetable gardens from pests without chemicals. Certain herbs like basil, dill, parsley, and mustard can either ...

Strategically use certain vegetables in your garden to naturally deter pests and enhance your harvest without pesticides.

After the frightening “summer is here too early; no, wait, it’s going to freeze tonight” weather we had in March, April was ...

Welcome to your Oregon gardening guide for May. Produced by OSU Extension, each month’s gardening calendar provides reminders ...

The spray is effective in controlling most garden pests yet is very safe for the environment. Another very safe product, which has been around for a while, is pyrethrin. Pyrethrin is de-rived from the ...

Looking for eco-friendly pest control? Certain clever planting combinations can naturally keep common pests like aphids and ...