A woman planting herbs in a garden - O2o Creative/Getty Images Beloved by felines and surprisingly useful to humans, catnip (Nepeta cataria) is a fast-growing herb that is easy to propagate from ...

If you want a rich harvest of cucumbers this year, there's an herb you'll want to plant. Catnip (Nepeta cataria) does more than thrill felines; it also encourages better growth in cucumbers.

Chewed leaves and blossoms, dieback, holes in stems, and damage to twigs or bark are signs that beetles have invaded your landscape. While the vast majority of insects are beneficial or benign, the 1% ...