Tobias Koehler, director of the McBryde and Allerton gardens, said their priority is protecting loulu palm. The roughly 700-tree collection comprises all but one of the 27 loulu species found on Earth ...

The state Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity will move forward with starting an interim rule-making process to combat the coconut rhinoceros beetle on the Big Island.

Hawaiʻi island residents have been tracking coconut rhinoceros beetles' destruction throughout the islands. Fearing the same for their home, they're urging the state to move faster.

Gifty Fremah Appiah, the Noranza South Municipal Director of Agriculture has advised beneficiary farmers of the government ...

Hot, dry spells don’t have to spell disaster. Here’s how to keep beds, borders, veg and pots alive through a summer drought with better watering, smart shade and small habit shifts.

Mulching Tips , For Your Gardening Hobby. Adding mulch to a garden has a variety of benefits, from maintaining moisture levels to keeping the weeds out. Perhaps most importantly, mulch can make the ...

Hawaii’s trademark palm trees are in trouble, and the culprit is a horned scarab with a taste for the islands’ green waste. The coconut rhinoceros beetle bores into palm crowns and breeds in mulch ...

Samantha Seneviratne’s coconut cake snowballs condense the essence of the original into charming three-bite treats. By Vaughn Vreeland You’ll get a new holiday cookie recipe and video each day this ...

Walking down the cooking oil aisle at the grocery store can feel a bit like navigating a chemistry lab. With so many options promising everything from heart health to glowing skin, it’s easy to get ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While spring and summer have traditionally been the busy times of the year for spreading mulch around trees, shrubs and other ...

FILE - A Honolulu worker holds a coconut rhinoceros beetle on Oct. 7, 2024, during a project to cut down infected palm trees. Heads up, residents of Kona Palisades. Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture ...

A big part of gardening is finding solutions to plant-related challenges. I found myself in that position, faced with a hillside yard too steep to mow safely and too large to easily dig up and replant ...