Mastering Horticulture

Caterpillar feeding on basil Basil ( Ocimum basilicum ) is one of the basic aromatic plants that I maintain.  Every summer I grow them in p...

In the course of any given season, we plant and water, we fertilize and weed but for most of our crops someone else has taken the responsib...

Ants tending scale insects on orange tree. Have you ever wondered what in the world are ants doing on your plants?   Well, you might want t...

Santa Barbara Daisy ( Erigeron karvinskianus ) B eneficial insectary  is a term that refers to plants that attract and host beneficial ins...

Lady Beetle ( Coccinella septempunctata ) on Flat-Leaf Parsley ( Petroselinum crispum ) This seven-spotted lady beetle (ladybug or ladybird...