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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Soil solarization uses clear plastic sheeting and sunlight to heat soil, killing pests, weed seeds, and pathogens. It works best ...

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 ...

Muriel P. of Healdsburg asks: How can I &‘solarize’ my soil? I heard that would help in killing many unwanted pest problems in the areas where I want to start planting some vegetables. When do I do ...

Soil solarization is a surprisingly simple organic gardening technique that uses heat generated by the sun to kill pests, pathogens, and weed seeds. All you need is some clear plastic sheeting and ...