My attempts at growing brassicas, or members of the cabbage family, have been all but thwarted by pests like cabbage loopers, cabbageworms, and harlequin beetles. And when the ravaged plants have ...

Every summer, gardeners lose crops to pests they never see coming. Aphids colonize tomato stems overnight. Nematodes silently ...

These pairings deter destructive pests while welcoming pollinators and other beneficial insects.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hands planting cabbage seedlings - yuris/Shutterstock Cabbages are one of the easiest vegetables to grow year-round in your garden ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. yujie chen / Getty Images Cabbages are an easy vegetable to grow as long as you give them what they need: rich, well-draining soil ...

July and August in the vegetable garden typically bring bountiful harvests of colorful vegetables. These are also the months when insect pests can really make their presence known, with plant and ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Do you know why ants never get sick? They have anty bodies. Ants are annoying if they get into the house or make their anthills in places we’d rather they wouldn’t, but they don’t cause many problems ...

I got a call a few years ago from a reader who also happens to be a relative. After the call I went over to her home and checked out the problem. From what I could see much of her cabbage and ...