If you’re a female moth, finding the best plant to host your young may be as simple as taking a close listen. When low on water, some plants make high-pitched clicking noises, inaudible to humans.

Ah, summer in Iowa! For the home gardener it is the best of times and the worst of times - sorry Charles Dickens. My coneflowers, dill and tropical milkweed are all in bloom and beginning to attract a ...

Q: We found the grossest looking worm on our tomato plants at the end of the summer. I’ve attached a photo so you can see what I mean. It’s big, green and covered with white horns. We killed it, but ...