23 Beneficial Insects & Creepy Crawlies Great for Your Garden
It’s late summer here, and my yard is alive with insects. Wasps and bees dip in and out of daylily blossoms, butterflies flutter between the zinnias, and spiders have made…
Controlling Plant Pathogens With the Biofungicide Bacillus Subtilis
Bacillus subtilis is a species of bacteria that can survive in the soil for long periods. Many strains are highly effective at colonizing plant roots and controlling plant pathogens. They…
How to Use Trichoderma to Control Fungal Diseases
Trichoderma is a genus of soil-dwelling fungi found all over the world that are highly effective at colonizing many kinds of plant roots, and inhibiting fungi that cause many types…
How to Use Borage as a Cover Crop
You may be familiar with borage as a lovely garden herb that produces delicate little blue flowers, blossoms that are perfect for freezing in ice cubes for a refreshing summertime…
How to use Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) to Control Insect Pests
What is BT? Bt is the abbreviation for bacteria that were named Bacillus thuringiensis in 1911 after the discovery that they could kill Mediterranean flour moths in the German city…