Mushrooms contain certain fungi that naturally target pests like aphids without harming your plants or other insects. Mushroom expert Waine Delaney at SporeBuddies says you can use edible mushrooms ...

Tomatoes are the easiest fruit to grow and have the biggest return on your investment. The plants are easy to grow from seed ...

Aphids. Aphids feed on tomato plants by sucking sap from leaves and stems, causing leaves to curl, ... They have white V-shaped marks and a pointed black horn—hence their name.

As tomato plants grow and yield small round tomatoes, another unexpected creature may appear: the Tomato Hornworm. Learn how ...

Entire plants may begin to die — but it is possible to start new tomato plants from cuttings/suckers to produce a fall crop. On tomatoes, suckers are found in the axil of the stems.

"My 80-year-old mom swears by it!" Gardener shares how ancient technique can save your tomatoes from pests: 'It will eat up your entire tomato plant' first appeared on The Cool Down.

An assortment of aphids arrived in the Master Gardener office last week. Black aphids, green aphids and fuzzy white aphids; on a variety of plants – burning bush, tomato, wild ...

Columnist Don Kinzler answers your questions on controlling aphids as well as Lemon Boy tomatoes. Plus, a reader shows off a massive kohlrabi he grew in his garden. SUBSCRIBE NOW 3 months just 99 ...

Question: Our one tomato plant growing in a large container appears healthy except for a few leaves with white lines. Is this something to worry about? Answer: Into every tomato plant’s life … ...

Plants will become more prone to disease, growth will be stunted and the production of tomato fruit will suffer. Like aphids, whiteflies excrete honeydew, a sugary substance that can lead to a ...