Mealy bugs are a common one; dab them with alcohol and a Q-tip. MORE | Gardening Update: Growing Kale with Carol Watson Greenhouse Watch the video for all of Carol's tips! Captioning is available.

If I had an issue with garden pests last season, what can I do this year to help prevent a repeat? This question is good to address right now before we plant our summer garden. If we continually plant ...

Most gardeners grow cabbage and kale from started plants rather than from seed. Choose healthy-looking plants. Look under the leaves and along the stem for any insects, especially aphids ...

Another good one for catching slugs is using kale leaves and putting them round ... The simplest way of describing them is the pests that eat the pests eating your plants. If you're having an ...

Instead, the farm relies on physical pest control methods, such as insect traps, and uses bio-organic fertilizers made from soybeans and peanuts. "Kale contains an insect-resistant element ...