While most of the news concerns California’s $2.5 billion citrus industry, what about beloved trees in family yards? Some of these have been passed down through generations and date to the 1800s. As of 2016, there were between 10 and 20 million residential citrus trees in California. In fact, more than 60% of homeowners in the state have at least one citrus tree in their yard. Citrus greening has yet to infect commercial groves....

There are no highly effective controls for them, and once they have infected a field, the diseases can quickly spread throughout a whole field and render the greens inedible. In addition to black rot of turnip, there are two types of bacteria that cause leaf spots: Pseudomonas syringae pv. maculicola and Xanthomonas campestris pv. amoraciae. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission....

Unfortunately, flies like Rhagoletis pomonella don’t ask before they lay their eggs on your fruit, so we don’t have much say in whether their larvae chow down or not. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. There are a variety of ways to stop these pests before they can get to your orchard fruits, and you’ll discover them in this guide....

So it’s extra disappointing when they’re plagued by pests. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. The few years when I did live in a region with a climate they were able to withstand, I would drool over each one that I saw, happily thriving in yards and botanical gardens. But I did also notice I wasn’t the only creature that was attracted to these trees… A variety of insects can be found hanging around from time to time, but they tend to do more than just admire the foliage....

Fortunately, in this article we will not be discussing the bubonic plague, but instead a relatively new and lethal viral disease that affects hellebore flowers. Hellebores are herbaceous perennials, loved for their winter blooms that pop up in January or February and last until early spring. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. Hellebore black death is a devastating viral disease that affects some hellebore species more than others....

He was a kind person who seemed more at ease with the plants in his garden than the people around him so, naturally, we got along famously. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. This is an awesome allium addition to any garden, as long as you’ve got room for a plant that likes to grow and spread while offering a spicy onion flavor....

I objected at first at his suggestion, but then I realized that he’s right. Potatoes are about as easy to grow as a radish, so if you’ve got the patience of King Kong at a banana factory you can stop reading this article now and take that bit of advice with you. Enjoy your harvest and let me know it is! We link to vendors to help you find relevant products....

These common plants grow all over the Northern Hemisphere and the berries not only feed wildlife, but humans can use them herbally, in the home, and in the kitchen as well. Wherever junipers grow, humans have been using them for food and to treat various health issues. The cones were so valued that species not native to Egypt were buried in King Tutankhamun’s tomb. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products....

Also known as painted daisy, Tanacetum coccineum produces showy, three-inch-wide flowers in a variety of brilliant hues, including red, yellow, white, violet, and pink. The colorful petals fan out from a large central disk that’s golden in color, and they bloom from early to mid-summer. The flowers, which are often used in bouquets and cut flower arrangements, grace the tops of stiff stalks adorned by frilly, fern-like leaves. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products....

Companion planting charts tell you which combinations are supposed to work together, but they don’t typically tell you why these particular pairings are recommended. So, how do we know these partnerships actually work? That’s what we’re going to dig into here. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. The goal of this article is to reveal some of the science and logic behind companion pairings, and to help you develop your own strategy – so that you don’t need a chart....

As an avid, near-pathological gum chewer, I personally discovered this herb with the enthusiasm of a child on Christmas. Menthol-flavored, with a fragrance of apple, AND it’s a plant I can grow right at home? Sign me up! We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. M. suaveolens serves as a gorgeous ground cover, a delicious compliment to many cuisines, and it even attracts many beneficial pollinators....

Maybe your mouth is watering while you’re reading this. But for those of you who only have a balcony or a small patio, or maybe the wrong soil type or garden plots that are already full to the brim, the dream of growing your own blueberries can seem out of reach. Until now! Blueberries will grow, bloom, and yield fruit quite happily in a container. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products....

In fact, the facilities services of the university recommend its landscape planners pay particular attention to this “university favorite” when it comes to selecting species for the 434-acre urban campus. Never heard of Mexican white oak or its aliases, Monterrey oak and netleaf white oak? Don’t feel bad. It’s only recently become a go-to tree for gardeners in the South, and its distribution — and popularity — is slowly spreading....

The first was best stated by a work friend’s wife many years ago. She was complaining about chard that had been gnawed on by slugs, but her chosen phrase applies here, too: “I don’t like to eat anything that something else has eaten first.” And then there’s the issue of limiting damage. Pretty much any time a pest or growing condition causes a hole in one cucumber, there’s a good chance the damage will extend to other fruits on the same plant, and even to other vegetables in the garden....

Turns out, this isn’t necessarily true. While it’s not absolutely necessary to trim the vines, doing so can encourage a more abundant harvest, and larger pumpkins. The main reasons why gardeners trim their pumpkin plants are to prevent them from choking out other plants in the garden, for ease of maintenance, and to increase airflow between the leaves, which can help to prevent disease. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products....

Here we can magnify and measure, write and sing, experience the fragility of life, and be comforted by its cyclical nature. In this article, we depart from growing guides and troubleshooting diseases to inspire you to garden with your kids. Plant some seeds, watch the birds and other busy creatures, talk about life, and peer at the big pictures of conservation, earth stewardship, and food security. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products....

And while the foliage is delicious, it’s a disappointing season finale. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. 1. Wrong Seed Sometimes a crop is doomed from the start. This is likely to be the case when you purchase seed that is not suited to your USDA Hardiness Zone. Cauliflower thrives best with consistent temperatures ranging from 60 to 70°F....

In this article, we’ll teach you everything you need to know about styles and fuel options. And we share product reviews that will introduce you to some unique ways to add warmth and ambience to your patio, deck, poolside, or wherever you entertain beneath moonlit autumn and winter nights – and for those chilly evenings in the spring and summer, too! We link to vendors to help you find relevant products....

Cultivars that will work for this purpose might be described as “good multipliers,” “vigorous,” or “suitable for naturalization.” And since daffodils can keep multiplying for decades, you’ll want to choose types that you love. I’ve made a list of 15 beautiful varieties sporting flowers of different hues – white, yellow, orange, and even pink! We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission....

These little tropical beauties are semi-succulent, and they don’t like lots of sun. In other words, they are perfect for growing in an indoor environment. But if you’ve looked into peperomias at all already, you’ve probably noticed that there are a ton of different ones out there. Peperomias belong to the pepper family. In fact, that’s what their botanical name means. Peper translates to “pepper,” and omia means “same.” In other words: similar to pepper....