The invasive insects have started laying eggs to hatch in 2026. Now is the time to kill their egg masses, experts say. Here's ...

Deep in the humid lowlands of southern Mexico, engineers, veterinarians and entomologists are racing to repurpose a plant ...

Tomato plants suffer from their fair share of nutritional deficiencies and diseases, but nothing compares to the damage that ...

This video shows how I typically espalier single tomato plants that have self-seeded in the garden by making a simple mini trellis from reo mesh and a star picket. Thank you for your ongoing support!

It’s been a good tomato season this year, and reports are that tomatoes are replacing the venerable zucchini overload when it comes to giving produce away. But as we get into the end of September, and ...

Editor’s note: Throughout the growing season, Mike Hogan, OSU Extension Educator for Agriculture and Natural Resources in Franklin County will answer gardening and home landscape questions submitted ...

Just when I thought my volunteer cherry tomato plant would continue to thrive into its second year, it became infested with spider mites and had to be removed. Last September, it had sprouted in the ...

There's a way you can have a significant impact on your tomato harvest before you even put a single plant in the ground. While many people focus on watering and sunlight, the condition of the soil is ...

Tomato plants possess a sophisticated system to protect themselves against herbivores: the signaling peptide Systemin triggers a cascade of plant defense responses. A research team from the University ...

When I visit the vegetable garden on these summer days, I look for summer squash, green and wax beans, tomatoes and, unfortunately, tomato worms — officially called horn worms. I don’t really want to ...

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