Ask the Gardener offers tips on lighting, the proper soil mix, and watering to ensure your plants get off to their early and best start.

Getting lettuce from my garden is like nothing else: fresh, crisp, and delicious! Do you know how to grow lettuce? It’s ...

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Your plant appears to be a periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus). It looks old and as though it has been grown in its current soil for a long time. The soil looks compacted and wet. Are you feeding ...

It contains many ancient plant families dating back to the ancient supercontinent of Gondwana. The air is warm and thick with humidity, carrying the earthy scent of wet leaves and soil.

Some seeds from each plant were saved for next year’s season ... is much different. Instead of trying to make okra oil taste like any other commodity vegetable fat, Oliver cold-presses the seeds and ...

silk plants, faux foliage, or whatever you want to call them — offer a solution. They’ll never outgrow their pots, the leaves will never droop and turn yellow, and there’s no need to worry ...

It also makes it possible for growers to produce for export and higher-end organic markets. Thus, all the tested plants showed promising results against rice insect pest management, but among those, ...

The study, "Diverse plant RNAs coat Arabidopsis leaves and are distinct from apoplastic RNAs," was published Jan. 3, 2025 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.The first authors ...

Leon Bailey scored his first goal of the Premier League season to fire Aston Villa to a 2-1 win against Leicester. The mood was low in Villa Park when Stephy Mavididi slammed home the equaliser ...

Common issues for okra plants include mildew ... of sunlight will cause the plant to elongate and lose colour in its leaves. It needs well-draining soil as well. Check that the plant has ...

Plant-based diets have soared in popularity as people look for ways to improve their health, reduce their carbon footprint, and consume less (or no) animal products. But while following plant ...