Another story advises against the indiscriminate use of insecticides, encouraging natural pest management to maintain a ...

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We’ve had excessive heat this summer, and it appears more is on the way. Many gardeners have turned to shade cloth to protect their crops and tender plants. Shade cloth is an open-weave ...

Shade cloth can be placed over crops, using stakes or hoops as support, to decrease soil temperatures and air temperatures around crops. Shade cloth can be particularly beneficial to peppers and ...

Hot weather is ideal for growing tomatoes but it can hurt them too. But fear not because you can protect them using something ...