In addition to planting advice (you've got time), this week's garden column tackles several questions about managing pests.

Everybody knows that drought is bad for growing things, but it wasn’t until last year that I learned heavy rain following ...

With school out for the summer and rising temperatures in the Killeen-Fort Cavazos area, families spend more time outdoors, ...

Warm/cool/warm/cool … June weather can be all over the place, from overcast gray “June gloom” drizzles to bright, hot sunny ...

Bacterial infections can spell the end for your tomato plants and can quickly spread, so if you notice any symptoms, it's ...

These are pests of the cool, wet times of spring and early summer. They hang out in moist, mulched beds and they come out to ...

Expert share everything to plant in the garden in June, plus every single gardening job to tick off during the month.

Spotting a caterpillar in your garden sometimes is not a healthy sign. Some caterpillars are serious plant pests – one of the most common garden caterpillars, that of the cabbage white ...

To help with your spring plant-selecting, here's a collection of plants that have won assorted awards for the 2025 growing season.

The tomato hornworm is a very large caterpillar that can defoliate your tomato ... caterpillar changes from almost black to bright green with black bands and orange spots. Its host plants include ...

The team, comprising entomologists from the College of Agricultural Sciences, found that increased salt content in tomato plants reduces fruitworm larvae—or caterpillar—feeding and limits the ...

Silicon powers more than electronics: In tomato plants ... blend of nutrients to support caterpillar growth. To make matters worse for the pinworms, this plant potion also altered caterpillar ...