Growing a vegetable garden is plenty of work on its own without worrying that your efforts will be ruined by hungry pests.

aphids are nothing to worry about. If an infestation starts to become more than the plant can handle, many have developed their own defense mechanisms to keep the pests from doing serious damage.

Prevention: To prevent flea beetle infestations, remove potatoes and nightshade weeds from your garden to lower beetle ...

Companion plants play various roles in the vegetable garden community. The cucumber companion plants featured here promote ...

As the cold weather approaches, many gardeners are searching for ways to protect their plants from frost damage. To keep your plants thriving during the winter season, these effective strategies will ...

Because they can swarm a plant and make it almost black with aphids, they are difficult to miss. The good news, though, is that unless you raise seed corn or are in a special situation, aphids likely ...

Growing a thriving garden often feels like waging a constant battle against pests that view your carefully tended plants as an all-you-can-eat buffet. As a lifelong gardener, I've learned that one of ...

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These insects all feed on aphids, a common pest of beans. Planting dill among edible plants has been shown to reduce aphid damage in a wide range of crops. Cilantro is a relative of dill—they both ...

Ice plants do not have a lot of pest issues, but it's still something you need to check for. Overwatering is the most common ...