I’m going to bet that everyone would love to receive a little free insect pest control in their yard. One way to achieve this is to grow plants that provide food for beneficial insects. Beneficial ...

Ladybugs, lacewings, and other beneficial insects feed on plant pests and naturally make gardens more pest-resistant. But like pollinators, these “good bugs" also feed on nectar and pollen, and ...

It still surprises me how many plant people are obsessed with insects. After Doug Tallamy’s first book, "Bringing Nature Home," was published in 2007, the plant-obsessed people in my life became ...

Which fertilizer for blueberries is best? It’s no wonder many home gardeners love growing blueberry plants. Not only are the berries delicious, but the plants are also relatively simple to grow in a ...

Companion planting is a method of gardening that involves placing plants close together for mutual benefit. It’s a permaculture tactic and a practice as old as agriculture itself. Using this method ...

Late winter is an ideal time to begin feeding garden plants with organic type fertilizers. Plant foods that contain natural materials like bone meal, blood meal, soybean meal, kelp meal and the like ...

Plants recognize beneficial microbes and keep harmful ones out, which is important for healthy plants production and global food security. Scientists have now discovered how legumes use small, ...