Researcher touts hubbard squash as being effective against two species. I had the opportunity to attend my national meeting for county agricultural educators this past week. It was wonderful going ...

The other day while poking around a Delicata squash plant looking for blossoms, I found a good-sized colony of black bean aphids on the undersides of some leaves. Those aphids are the hardest of all ...

It’s always a rewarding feeling when you’re growing vegetables — successfully. Be it juicy tomato plants and zucchini to aromatic herbs, nothing beats the fresh taste. But if you're wondering why your ...

Moreover, says Tony King, pest control expert at The Pied Piper Pest Control, "Getting rid of pests in a vegetable garden is so difficult because you are dealing with an open system that is in ...

Raising a vegetable garden with years of continuous success and high-yielding plants is a skill. However, it’s not just a matter of having a green thumb. Utilizing crop rotation in the garden can ...

CORVALLIS — Freshly planted and carefully tended, vegetable gardens can quickly become a magnet for trouble. Problems seem to spring up overnight. Weeds, for instance, can overtake a garden in days.

If your tomatoes thrived one year but struggled the next, crop rotation may be the simple secret to keeping your Yakima ...

The monsoon brings much-needed relief to your garden, replenishing the soil and nourishing plants. But too much rain can create a host of problems—waterlogging, fungal infections, and pest outbreaks ...

February has arrived and as a vegetable gardener, you are likely ordering seeds and making plans for your garden for the coming growing season. One factor to consider when planning your vegetable ...

Flowers aren’t just ornamental, they can be beneficial, too. This is especially true when it comes to your vegetable garden. “Planting flowers alongside vegetables provides numerous horticultural ...