Learn how to tell if your home is too humid for your plants with these helpful tips from plant experts and botanists.

● Rooting: Place the cutting in a glass of water or a well-draining rooting medium (a mix of perlite and peat moss works well ...

Grow bush-type green beans in a container that is at least 24 inches wide. After the danger of frost has passed, sow seed ...

There are several causes of yellowing on indoor plants' leaves, but if you know what else to check for, you can determine ...

Dear Helen: We grow several varieties of lettuce and added “Little Gem” to our repertoire based on a suggestion in your column several years ago. Now I can no longer find seed for it. It’s a little ...

The bacterial pathogen Xanthomonas citri, which causes canker disease in citrus trees, activates selected parts of the fruit ...

The expansive, dense eelgrass beds that line much of the U.S. coastline provide invaluable habitat and other services to ...

Symptoms of lethal bronzing disease can include sudden fruit drop, browning leaves, spear leaf death and root rot.

Although microorganisms are minuscule and often difficult to detect, they serve as the invisible pillars of human social ...

Blast disease, caused by the fungus Magnaporthe oryzae (syn. Pyricularia oryzae), is a major threat to global rice production, responsible for nearly 30% of yield losses worldwide. This disease not ...