Soil solarization is the hottest way to eliminate pests, plant diseases, and weeds from your garden.

Solarization of soil was found beneficial for plant growth in cowpea under field conditions. Root nodulation, infection by mycorrhizal fungi and yield were higher in plants grown in solarized soil.

Solarization also eliminates some soil diseases, including Verticillium wilt, Phytophthora root rot, Fusarium wilt, damping-off, crown gall, tomato canker, and potato scab, allowing healthy plants and ...

If you want to start a flower bed in your yard, you may need to kill off the grass first. Here's a tried-and-true trick that ...

“Oh, my goodness, I feel like I’m cooking!” exclaims my 9-year-old as he helps me pull weeds from a small plant bed. It was still morning but already above 80 F, and the humidity was in full force.

Tired of hacking out turf or spraying chemicals? Learn how soil solarisation uses sunshine and clear plastic to turn UK lawn ...