Nasturtiums can also be used to suppress weeds and control pests on melon vines, but that’s not the only reason to try out ...

Soft plant tissue, like that on lettuce, hostas, and cabbage are attractive to slugs. They also like ground-level berries and ...

USDA pest experts were abruptly fired last month — swept up in the Trump administration’s frenzied and turbulent efforts to ...

How to harvest lettuce Lettuce grows great in the Carolinas during our cool season. I have three plantings of lettuce that I ...

Growing up on a farm, I thought everyone had an acre or two set aside as a vegetable garden. It wasn't until I owned my first ...

Lettuce Water for Improved Sleep - Fad or Fact? Dr. Rajan says Fad Dr. Rajan also tackles misconceptions about lettuce water as a sleep aid, citing the absence of clinical evidence and urging the ...

Last fall, MOTHER EARTH NEWS launched our Organic Pest Control Survey to learn more about the best organic pest control methods — and the not-so-great methods — when it comes to limiting ...

Lettuce plants are fairly easy to grow, and even easier to prepare if you just wash them and throw them in a salad or on a sandwich.

At UC IPM we recognize pesticide safety education every month, but February in particular is National Pesticide Safety Education Month! Below are some simple tips for using pesticides safely to ...

Bird poop on your lettuce might not be as risky as you think. Researchers at the University of California, Davis found that small bird droppings aren't much of a food safety risk for crops, pushing ...