You may have heard that you should never water your plants at midday in the hot sun because you risk scorching their leaves. Supposedly, water drops on leaf surfaces act as tiny magnifying glasses, ...

All plants go through periods of dormancy. Learn how to tell if your plants are going dormant, dying, or dead.

After the initial potting of your indoor and outdoor plants, keeping them alive becomes your most important – and potentially most stressful – task. Knowing when and how much water to give plants is ...

Two accredited cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) cultivars (Aleppo 118 and Deir Al-Zour 22) have been investigated to assess physiological, morphological, and molecular responses under water shortage ...

Support local journalism: Find offers for new subscribers here: Special Offers — USATodayNetwork. Residents often call because their plants aren’t growing well, they are dying or have already died.

Plants can help us overcome stress in a variety of ways, but did you realize your plant can exhibit stress symptoms as well. A stressed plant is more susceptible to insect and disease problems. Here ...

If you've stepped outside on a warm afternoon to see your squash plants wilting, you may immediately grab the watering can to ...