Maggots in your soil can be alarming, especially if you don't know what caused them. By eliminating their ideal conditions, ...

Potting soil prices creep up into dizzying heights when you have several containers to fill each year. But crop rotation can ...

Soil conditioner. Adding wormwood oil to your compost or directly to the soil can significantly improve soil health. The ...

Grow your own food. You don't need a large space to grow herbs, small fruits or vegetables. Even containers can be used. For ...

Air plants bloom only once, their small pink, coral, purple or white flowers signaling their impending death. But no worries: ...

I could eat a plate of potatoes and nothing else – if I were allowed to! Even if you only have a small vegetable garden, do ...

A Cornell Tech-led research group is developing a portable, inexpensive device that uses radio frequency signals and machine learning for another important job: measuring lead contamination levels in ...

Test the soil’s pH to ensure it’s within range for the plants you plan to add. Test kits are available at local and online ...

A horticultural expert explains why too much Epsom salt can harm your plants, why magnesium may not be able to be absorbed ...

Tribune Happy New Year! My New Year’s wish is for nice, slow, soaking rainfalls to help our new plants establish and our established plants thrive. What’s your garden ...

It all starts with the soil,” Neil Diboll says to me. I met Neil in 1990 when I was attending a prairie restorationists’ ...

Place houseplants near a west- or south-facing window to maximize sunlight, and give pots a quarter turn with each watering ...