A friend planted several heirloom tomatoes in containers several weeks ago. One of the plants is not doing well. The lower leaves have turned brown and fallen off and the browning is progressing up ...

Soil solarization is a simple and inexpensive way to use the sun to prepare a garden for planting. Solarization involves watering a patch of soil, covering it with clear plastic, then allowing trapped ...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - While the summer season is still in full swing, it’s about that time to make sure your gardens are ready for a drop in temperatures as we prepare for the fall. “We are ...

After you remove the soil solarization plastic, plant a cover crop such as fava bean or leave the plastic on until spring. Or plant crops and use the plastic sheeting as mulch. Just cut small Xs in ...

One of the best things you can do for your vegetable garden beds during the dog days of summer is to solarize the soil. Soil solarization is a nonchemical method of controlling soil-borne pests using ...