Q: We have alkaline soil and heavy shade. Cotton root rot has become a real problem. What can I plant beneath our live oaks that will also be highly resistant or immune to the root rot? A: Cotton root ...

A product that helped stop a 100-year-old battle with a cotton disease in Texas has been proven effective in stopping the same fungus from devastating vineyards, according to a plant pathologist. A ...

WACO – Cotton root rot disease continues to be a major threat to Texas cotton, but there are options available to farmers to fend off potential threats or lessen the potential economic hardship, ...

WACO -- A variety of weed control options will be discussed in-depth at the 2016 Blackland Income Growth Conference scheduled Jan. 5-6 at the Waco Convention Center. Paul Baumann, Texas A&M AgriLife ...

Q: I love Pride of Houston yaupon hollies, but I don’t live in Houston. Is there a similar variety for my city and its soils? A: Don’t be concerned by that variety’s name. Pride of Houston will grow ...

Dear Neil: I have taken care of this Elaeagnus for six years. It has thrived all that time, but now it is going downhill. Half is dying while half is thriving.The two trunks are crossing together.

Cotton is not the cause of cotton root rot, but is just one of the victims, including alfalfa, fruit trees, a total of 1,800 broad leafed plants. The boll weevil made its debut in South Texas in 1894.

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 ...

Contributed photoS ABOVE: The annual arrival of leafrollers is causing the damage to this variegated vinca, but there's nothing that can be done now. The only effective control is an application of ...

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 ...