Pests & Plant Problems

Identifying and treating pests, diseases, and other plant troubles naturally.

6 articles

Every garden contains a workforce that eats aphids, pollinates crops and cleans up debris for free. Attracting and keeping it…

Kitchen Garden Desk August 8, 2026 10 min read

A struggling plant is a puzzle, and most gardeners solve it backwards — identifying a disease first and treating second. The…

Kitchen Garden Desk August 5, 2026 10 min read

Whitefly and thrips are the pests that sneak up on you — small, fast-breeding, and mostly hidden on leaf undersides until the…

Kitchen Garden Desk July 22, 2026 10 min read

No pest generates more folklore — or more ruined seedlings. The honest strategy: protect the young, water in the morning, run the…

Kitchen Garden Desk July 21, 2026 10 min read

The white dusting on your squash and roses is the garden’s most recognizable disease — and one of its most manageable. Airflow…

Kitchen Garden Desk July 19, 2026 10 min read

Aphids multiply faster than almost anything in the garden — but they are also soft, slow, and easy to kill without harsh…

Kitchen Garden Desk July 18, 2026 10 min read