Garlic prefers loose, well-draining soil – a loam or sandy loam soil works best. Good soil structure and drainage are key to ...

This combination also provides a continuous harvest throughout the growing season. Perfect for the cook who wants fresh ...

In recent days, many stars have signed contract extensions. The result? On July 1, 2026, there will be fewer impact players left on the free-agent market than expected. Of necessity, the players who ...

Cattle graze on a mix of plants that make up a cover crop on a field at the Rodale Institute in Marion on Oct. 3. The mix of plants are clover, radishes, Japanese millet and oats. According to a new ...

There are benefits to companion planting, like attracting pollinators, repelling pests, and building healthy soil. Here are some good pairs for your plum tree.

It happens to everyone eventually, you look down to the counter and spot ants scurrying around or fruit flies circling the sink. These insect invaders aren't just aggravating, they can also be a ...

SUGARLOAF TWP. — Sunflowers are popping up this fall, bathing fields here in yellow. Besides adding color, sunflowers enrich soil and sustain bees, butterflies and other pollinators on fields where ...

A bane of farmers' existence, it's estimated that plant-eating pests are responsible for the loss of up to 40% of pre-harvest yields globally. But a new generation of crop treatments that target only ...

The American consumer has largely been unaffected so far by the trade war, as President Donald Trump and his backers like to note. But shoppers are usually the last ones to feel the effects since it ...

As the CFO of a small business, Dirk Doebler saw the difficulties that small businesses face when planning for its employees' parental leave, especially from a cash-flow perspective. In a given year, ...

Like a plague of locusts, small, black-and-red flies swarmed the porch of Patricia Sagastume's beachfront home on the Bolivar Peninsula over the weekend. Dragonflies and birds swooped in behind them, ...