Plant diseases are unavoidable — especially in central North Carolina, where our summers are extra hot and extra humid. But that doesn’t necessarily mean our plants are ruined. The News & Observer ...

Plant diseases can occur in any garden. In east Idaho, cool nights, warm days, and irrigation practices can sometimes create ...

Tomato disease can be traced to one of four causes: fungal, bacterial, viral, and environmental. Learn to identify them and ...

Checks and balances occur not only in our government, but also in gardens that are rich in beneficials and lush in plant diversity. These gardens benefit from a harmonious interplay of checks and ...

June is prime time for that first main harvest of the many vegetable crops you planted back in late March through April. You did plant a selection of cool-season crops, right? If so, the list of ...

With the cool, wet weather comes the bane of gardeners — plant diseases. Diseases are generally bad news, whether it’s black spot on your roses, rust on your rhododendrons, downy mildew on your ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve heard a lot about controlling the spread of infectious diseases in humans. How often do we consider that some of the same principles can be applied in our gardens?

We’re heading into that part of the growing season when the first plant diseases start popping up. Most diseases are caused by fungi that either blow in on wind-carried spores or splash up onto stems ...