It's no surprise that tomatoes are a popular edible plant— so popular, in fact, that they're the one of the most consumed vegetables in the world, second only to potatoes. Growing them yourself comes ...

You know how your houseplant looks lush and gorgeous, and then the next time you look at it, it’s sad and wilted or losing leaves? You might be dealing with root rot. This layperson term means the ...

Root rot is a common disease that can impact indoor and outdoor plants. The most common cause of root rot in houseplants is overwatering. Diseased roots will look darkened and mushy, and leaves and ...

The seedling disease rhizoctonia (caused by the fungus rhizoctonia solani) can be detrimental to your soybean and corn crops. You can spot rhizoctonia by looking for reddish-brown lesions at or just ...

Pythium disease can significantly damage and even kill your corn, soybean and cotton seedlings. To achieve good stand establishment and seedling vigor, you need to implement an effective pythium root ...

Dr. Elizabeth Yuko is a bioethicist and adjunct professor of ethics at Fordham University. She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, CNN & Playboy.

Q: My aucuba shrub has many blackened leaves. About half are either totally black or have black spots. What is going on? Cindy MacNabb, Decatur A: I’ll bet dollars to doughnuts that your aucuba has ...

When spring and summer rains combine with heat and humidity, we can expect the resurgence of warm-season turf diseases. One disease that is always present but really makes itself known in our ...

Many homeowners and commercial landscapers are noticing clusters of honey colored mushrooms in their landscapes. These mushrooms are fruiting bodies of Armillaria root rot caused by the species of the ...

It is the time of year to discuss two of the most common landscape questions that local homeowners ask about — how to control khakiweed and how to manage take-all root rot in St. Augustine lawns.