What is this white stuff on the stems of my plants? This is a normal occurrence that happens every year in gardens all over ...

The technique can revive the pores of soil, so it regains its ability to hold water and transport it to the plants.

Some of the flowers, such as petunias, that you enjoyed into June will probably not tolerate the heat and humidity of summer.

Key Takeaways Always mulch around tomato plants to block soil-borne diseases and help retain moisture while keeping weeds ...

Lawn herbicides can volatilize when applied during hot weather. The vapors drift through the air and can cause plant damage ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

I received an email from one of my readers about her Rhubarb or Rheumrhabarbarum. It seems that the stalks on her rhubarb were as thin and weak as they haveever been. Her rhubarb normally does well ...

The flip side of our dry summers is that, without sprinkler intervention, Seattle lawns turn into crispy straw. July’s average rainfall is 0.78 inches, according to the National Weather Service, ...

"Disturbing roosting migratory birds at night can result in mass deaths," says Bateman. "Disturbing breeding birds can result ...