Agricultural pest insects - Fine Gardening

  • How-To

    How to Get Rid of Tomato Hornworms and Other Caterpillars in the Garden

    North America is home to more than 12,000 species of moths and butterflies of the order Lepidoptera. Some, like the luna moth, the blue morpho, and the monarch, are renowned…

  • Kitchen Gardening

    Squash Basics: Troubleshooting Common Problems

    Green zucchini, yellow crooknecks, and pattypans—all summer squash are tasty, early bearing, and easy to grow, especially if you use good organic methods. But even with the best of crops,…

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    How-To

    How to Grow Corn

    My husband tells a story about growing up in the 1930s when his father, on his way home from work, would stop at Mr. Benkendorf’s farm stand to buy ‘Golden…