CORVALLIS, Ore. – The most consumed drink in the world has more benefits than just keeping us awake. Spent coffee grounds can be used as a soil amendment and compost ingredient, while liquid coffee ...

Coffee grounds can help deter slugs thanks to their gritty texture, but the low caffeine content in used grounds means they aren’t reliably toxic. Experts caution that overusing coffee grounds can ...

(Beyond Pesticides, March 29, 2023) A commonly used slug killer known as metaldehyde can hamper the growth of garden vegetables. This finding, published in the journal Scientific Reports, provides a ...

Our rainy spring weather has been great for our gardens — but may also have encouraged some unwelcome garden visitors, including snails and slugs. Snails and slugs are similar in structure and biology ...

Slugs show up in spring to scrape and shred plant leaves with tongues lined with thousands of tiny, extremely sharp teeth. CORVALLIS – Just as we begin to think about wrapping things up in the garden ...

Aromatic plants, such as roses, ferns, grasses and hydrangeas, can naturally deter slugs thanks to their strong scent and textured leaves (particularly those that are fuzzy, glossy or leathery). Slugs ...

Q: The leaves of our maple tree have red bumps. I’m wondering if they’re going to damage the tree, of if there is something I can do in the spring to prevent it. - Alan R. A: The bumps, which are ...

All is not well in our earthly paradise. If the poet William Blake had looked more closely at 'England's green and pleasant land,' he'd have discovered a welter of galls, cankers, mildews, blights, ...

Baking soda is a good solution for killing weeds in certain cases. This common household product will kill all small types of weeds. You can also use it to control powdery mildew, a fungal disease ...