It's no surprise that tomatoes are a popular edible plant— so popular, in fact, that they're the one of the most consumed vegetables in the world, second only to potatoes. Growing them yourself comes ...

Root rot is a common disease that can impact indoor and outdoor plants. The most common cause of root rot in houseplants is overwatering. Diseased roots will look darkened and mushy, and leaves and ...

Reader comment: Concerning the problem of root rot that some are experiencing (Nov. 15 column): Rhus ovata is very susceptible to attack by root-rot fungi. We planted one on the north side of our new ...

The seedling disease rhizoctonia (caused by the fungus rhizoctonia solani) can be detrimental to your soybean and corn crops. You can spot rhizoctonia by looking for reddish-brown lesions at or just ...

Pythium disease can significantly damage and even kill your corn, soybean and cotton seedlings. To achieve good stand establishment and seedling vigor, you need to implement an effective pythium root ...

Take-all root rot is a warm-season turf disease affecting zoysia, Bermuda, and St. Augustine grasses. Symptoms include yellowing, thinning turf, and black, rotten roots. Proper irrigation, ...

When spring and summer rains combine with heat and humidity, we can expect the resurgence of warm-season turf diseases. One disease that is always present but really makes itself known in our ...

Avocados are notoriously hard to grow particularly in heavy soil (clay). This video shows a great example of how to plant an avocado tree in heavy clay and keep it from dying due to root rot or other ...

Dear Neil: We had a beautiful St. Augustine lawn last fall, but now the grass is either yellowed or dead. We had our lawn care people apply a fungicide, and we have used peat moss in the past. What ...