Without honeybees, we would lose most commercial honey production, and many fruit, nut, and vegetable crops would see reduced ...

Space — or the lack of it — doesn’t have to stand between you and a fruitful garden. You just have to be creative.

Ask UW-Extension horticulture educator Lisa Johnson your questions about your yard, garden and plants. Send questions to ...

This story is part of the July issue of PrimeTime. It’s inside the July 5 print edition of the Daily Reporter, available at ...

For healthy, established vegetables, you should be watering them about 1 inch of water per week — a ⅓ inch three times per ...

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

Plants can't survive without water. But too much or too little causes problems. More plants have been killed by improper ...

A: If a picture is worth a thousand words, your photo says it all. The curling, distorted stems and leaves are classic ...

Vegetable gardens are producing, and this is the time of year we begin to see disease and insect issues. Here are a few ...

When I was a kid, my aunt and uncle grew tomatoes in plastic buckets lined up like soldiers on the cement patio in their tiny Queens, N.Y., backyard.

Pests and diseases are biotic factors that impact an ecosystem and its organisms. Examples: those deer mowing your hostas to ...

I am excited! The garden is suddenly showing abundance. This week, I dug garlic, which is now curing in the grow room with a ...