According to Gardenary, chives can also repel aphids, deer, and carrot flies. Green onions repel cabbage worms, slugs, carrot ...

Works on paper, Unique botanical collage using relief printing, digital printing, colored pencil, Sumi ink, watercolor and gouache, hand cut and assembled on collaged Nepali papers over cotton rag ...

Brown spots on cucumbers often come from mildew, beetles, spider mites, or fungal disease. Prune infected leaves, sanitize tools, improve airflow, and use sprays or insecticidal soap. End-of-season ...

A pair of yellow soldier beetles and a nearby yellow cucumber beetle blend into the blossoms of a sawtooth sunflower. (Ken Lassman) Share this post or save for later Note from the Times: The Kaw ...

Japanese beetles and cucumber beetles are another widespread challenge in Northeast Ohio. Adult beetles skeletonize leaves and flowers, but the best opportunity for control comes when they are ...

Something is wrong with my cucumbers, leaves are fuzzy-looking with white spots and also yellow spots that turn brown. What is the cause and what can I do about this? This is most likely due to ...

Q: Many insects are visiting my pollinator garden that look like yellow-orange versions of a firefly. Some of the petals are missing on those flowers. How do I keep them from chewing my plants? A: ...

In early June, three cantaloupe varieties were planted under un-irrigated woodchip mulch to measure fruit quality and marketability in Northern Illinois. Varieties selected were ‘Hales Best Jumbo’, ...

University of Georgia Extension Entomologist Mark Abney remains hopeful that isocycloseram, a new broad-spectrum contact insecticide, will be available to peanut farmers to control rootworms now that ...

A great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele) on wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa). Gardening in mid-July entails damage control and editing. I spend most of my available time picking Japanese beetles ...

ALEXANDRIA — By midsummer, Minnesota gardens are bursting with growth — but pests and disease are picking up steam too. Whether you’re growing vegetables, flowers, or both, now’s the time to adopt a ...

After all the work involved in starting your garden and the research you've put into learning the mistakes to avoid when planting garden cucumbers, it's devastating to watch them shrivel up and die ...