Following suitable growing conditions: Choice of plants – should be based on weather and sowing season. Spacing is critical, ...

Ladybugs have poor eyesight, so they hunt using their antennae and their feet. Ladybugs primarily eat aphids, a type of small, wingless bug. This is true across species and habitats. However, with ...

In today's Budding Wisdom, Heidi Skinner writes about the two kinds of bugs: "the ones we love and the ones we loathe" and ...

It turns out there is a very easy way for gardeners to help the lawn grow stronger and healthier while also helping out your ...

Planting wildflowers in apple orchards could save farmers up to £3,000 per hectare a year, according to a new study.

Prevention: To prevent flea beetle infestations, remove potatoes and nightshade weeds from your garden to lower beetle numbers and minimize attracting new populations. "Also, rotate your crops, ...

Eggplants can produce up to a dozen fruits per plant, potentially more depending on the type and the growing conditions. However, when growing vegetables, many factors can diminish your harvests.

Slugs, voles, aphids, spider mites, and vine weevils — hardly any garden is permanently free from such pests. However, with ...

An ecologist says it should be beneficial for gardens, as the species of ladybird will help control pests rather than eat ... many aphid problems, because you're pretty flush with ladybugs." ...

Shannon Ratcliff, a farmer and co-owner of organically certified Shannon Brook Farms in Watkins Glen, New York, attributes ...