Just like any other organisms, crop-destroying soil microbes die if they get too hot. With that fact in mind, scientists have developed a new system in which soil-heating microwaves are used to kill ...

"They're very destructive when there's a lot of them, but one-on-one, what's not to love?" says Arianne Cease. She's talking ...

If gophers and ground pests are a nuisance in your garden, then you might need this simple, budget-friendly hack to protect ...

During a gardening interest meeting last week, home gardeners brought up an issue. The problem was that planting the same plants each year in the same location can lead to fungal and bacterial disease ...

Cover crops are all the rage these days, and might be a part of the solution for problems confronting the long-term sustainability of agricultural production in the U.S. Simply defined, cover crops ...

Dr. Sunshin Jung of the Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute has developed a technology to effectively control soil pests through penetrative microwave heating. A research team led by Dr.

ANGELINA COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - It seems that most gardeners are wrapped up with their spring gardens. It has been a tough year of heat and dry weather. With the recent rains that some have been ...

Home gardeners who place the same plants in the same location each year will ultimately experience fungal and bacterial disease buildup, as well as insects and other pest problems. Many have no choice ...

Add in some Nala earwigs and Calolampra cockroach critters and you will have truly wondered why it is that I mentioned these scientific names of below-ground insects. This is so you can search and ...

Your garden likely needs sulfur. Our natural desert soil has a pH of about 8.5 to 7.5, which is alkaline. A pH of 6 or 6.5 (slightly acidic) is ideal. (Remember, 7.0 is neutral.) However, if you have ...

The layered leaves of cabbage may carry dirt, little bugs and even microscopic contaminants. Rinsing under the tap isn’t ...