It lives in the soil and is difficult to eradicate, though crop rotation and soil solarization can sometimes help. To decrease the chance of fusarium setting up shop in your soil, avoid ...

Conducted by researchers from Tennessee and Kentucky, the high tunnel study provides insight to growers considering the ...

To sterilize your potting soil, you can do it one of three ways: Solarization: Spread your potting soil all over a plastic sheet outside before covering it with clear plastic wrap. Leave it in direct ...

To avoid using chemicals to control weeds and pests in gardens, lawns and fields, many hobby gardeners and large farms turn to the sun as a natural way to kill unwanted growth or visitors.

Tips to plan your space and choose a variety of flowering plants that will bloom from early spring to late fall.

Soil solarization (UV-resistant clear plastic over the soil, anchored at the edges, for six to eight weeks in summer) can be effective in reducing both Fusarium and Verticillium in the soil. Crop ...

Hand weeding proved the most common management practice, used by 95% of growers. While insecticides and fungicides were also popular, soil solarization—though used by only 19% of respondents—received ...

To sterilize your potting soil, you can do it one of three ways: Solarization: Spread your potting soil all over a plastic sheet outside before covering it with clear plastic wrap. Leave it in ...

Soil solarization, sheet mulching, landscaping fabric, and some herbicides can also be used to help suppress this weed. For more information, visit UC IPM’s Pest Notes: Creeping Woodsorrel and Bermuda ...