Q: Please recommend a ready to use houseplant spray containing insecticidal soap or pyrethrin that you suggested using to get patio plants ready to move indoors. I have several large geraniums, doing ...

Most gardeners are good stewards of the land and attempt to control pests using tactics with minimal environmental impact. Insecticidal soaps have become an increasingly popular method of controlling ...

Taking care of pests in the garden has always been a challenge to many gardeners. Many people who love gardening are looking for safe, effective, and low toxic product alternatives to the more toxic ...

Q: We have 17 very healthy-looking tomato plants that have a total of 93 tomatoes on them so far. However, we are seeing little red spiders on the undersides of the leaves. Perhaps they are spider ...

ST. PAUL - Now that we have left the doldrums of winter behind us, the promise of a new growing season beckons. Although we hope we don't encounter insect pests, we should be prepared to act if it ...

Last week I started discussing some of the pesticides that can be used if you consider yourself an organic gardener. I started this discussion to help gardeners realize that in organic farming and ...