Preventive spraying of pesticides, such as one specific to caterpillars – Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki (Btk) – requires regular applications. This will incur cost, time and effort, and is ...
You can grow herbs from seeds, of course, but going this route takes longer to achieve a full-sized plant. You can stick to familiar herbs like parsley, or perhaps you’re up for branching out to ...
A group of researchers has found that the same genetic mechanism that tells potatoes when to grow flowers and tubers (the edible part) is also a key player in the plant’s nitrogen management.