With winter rains, Bay Area pill bugs are out in force. Fortunately, they’re one of our most beloved “bugs.” Pill bugs. Doodle bugs. Potato bugs. Wood Shrimp. Whatever you call them, there’s something ...

What a spring it’s been and gardening has just begun. If you’ve got questions, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service. OSU Extension ...

ANTIBIOTICS are far from subtle. Instead of wiping out only disease-causing microbes, they regularly kill “friendly” bacteria too. But popping an enzyme pill could protect the good bacteria while ...

A couple of years ago, my wife and I had a garden built in our back yard. It runs along our fence and is approximately 84 feet long and 8 feet deep with a fruit tree at each end. We had great success ...