Crops are starting to grow faster with warmer temperatures, following a cool and wet spring, with rapid nutrient uptake and ...

Soil pollution can be a serious problem. Fortunately, nature has a solution. Plant these particular flowers, and it'll make a ...

In July, “June gloom” gives way to summer heat. Days are long. Tomatoes finally ripen. Summer fruits are warm on the tree.

Often described as “low maintenance” or “hardy,” these plants are simply ones that are near-impossible to kill. They are ...

Tomatoes are heavy feeders, requiring more nutrients than other plants. To make them juicy and big, Monty Don shared a simple ...

Geraniums are prone to root rot if the soil is too wet or doesn’t drain well, which hinders blooming. “Wet roots can cause ...

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 ...

Avoid powdery mildew (a fungus that resembles dust) by not over-fertilizing. It can be treated with insecticidal soap, which, ...

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

Another option is to use a plastic bucket, such as an old 5-gallon paint bucket or any plastic container about that size. Use ...

Depending on the efficiency of the plant or tree species, it may take as little as 200 pounds (24 gallons) of water to 1,000 pounds (120 gallons) to make a pound of dry matter.

Some types of tomatoes come with common problems like splitting or high susceptibility to blossom-end rot, including these ...