Gardening is a hobby for those who don't need instant gratification. Planting, weeding, and fertilizing all join together to bring long-term results. So when drama unfurls among your vegetable leaves, ...

I saw your recent column about tomato fruitworms, and was wondering if this pest also eats leaves. The leaves of one of my tomato plants are being eaten by something. A couple of the branches now have ...

Editor’s note: Throughout the growing season, Mike Hogan, OSU Extension Educator for Agriculture and Natural Resources in Franklin County will answer gardening and home landscape questions submitted ...

Yes, this is a hornworm. And yes, it looks a lot like a tomato worm or a tobacco worm. And lucky for this hornworm, it doesn’t feast on tomato leaves. It eats the leaves of several native plants, ...

The annual Tomato Festival in Columbia will celebrate 20 years when the free event returns to the University of Missouri’s Jefferson Farm and Garden, 4800 New Haven Road, from 4 to 7 p.m. Sept. 4.

Chewed up leaves can inspire feelings along the spectrum between outrage and joy. Spongy moth caterpillars defoliating the cherished oak tree? Despair. Striped monarch butterfly caterpillars on the ...

Dear Heloise: I have read your column in the Dayton Daily News for years and have put many of the tips to use in my home. I’m a senior citizen, and I’ve had difficulty moving the screen pointer on my ...

This column is written by the UC Master Gardeners of Yolo County each month. It provides answers to selected questions that recently came into the UC Master Gardener – Yolo County Help Desk. Question: ...

Dear Heloise: I have read your column in the Dayton Daily News for years and have put many of the tips to use in my home. I’m a senior citizen, and I’ve had difficulty moving the screen pointer on my ...

Dear Heloise: I have read your column in the Dayton Daily News for years and have put many of the tips to use in my home. I’m a senior citizen, and I’ve had difficulty moving the screen pointer on my ...

Hornworms are a common tomato plant pest. This series provides answers to selected questions recently submitted to the UC Master Gardeners of Yolo County Help Desk. Question: I am trying to identify ...

Dear Heloise: I have read your column in the Dayton Daily News for years and have put many of the tips to use in my home. I'm a senior citizen, and I've had difficulty moving the screen pointer on my ...