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Before you try your hand at growing tomatoes, our in-house master gardener advises this is a trickier plant for beginners to ...

Scientific testing is showing that disease-causing pathogens are adapting to farmers’ use of pesticides and fungicides on ...

As the global population continues to grow, innovative solutions are needed to ensure food security. With limited land and ...

A viral TikTok video from @creative_explained shows just how easy it is to grow tomato plants using nothing but slices of a ...

You can have a beautiful, productive garden while working with nature to manage insect pests. As you incorporate various ...

You can have a beautiful, productive garden while working with nature to manage insect pests. As you incorporate various ...

Cut off any part of this worm's body and it will regrow. This is the spectacular yet mysterious regenerative ability of ...

Evie Kinkead, a junior at Aptos High School, pitched this story about a project she spearheaded to help monarch butterfly ...

Scientists published a full genetic sequence of the genes that make some white campions male, and hope their work could ...

Many of us watched with horror the pictures of raging wildfires in Los Angeles County, fires that resulted in multiple deaths ...

Discover the best vegetables to plant in Southwest Louisiana based on the growing season. Get expert tips on soil prep, pest ...