Homegrown cucumbers are much tastier than store-bought, and they're easy to grow. Want to learn more? Read our cucumber ...

The acid growth theory states that the auxin-induced acidification of plant cell walls causes their expansion. A model now suggests that excessive acidification leads to growth inhibition ...

My husband and I were vendors at The Putnam Farmer’s Market when it began years ago. One of the first things I learned was ...

Now is a good month to plant early potatoes and sow hardier veg like beetroot direct outdoors. Hardy annuals such as cornflowers and poppies can also now be sown direct outside, where they are to ...

Putative seedless vines were transplanted into the field for phenotypic ... Very low resistance: leaf with dense sporulation over the entire leaf surface and on more than 75% of the plants. 3. Low ...

For an earlier show of flowers, sow sweet peas and cosmos indoors, ready to plant seedlings outdoors in spring. This time of year is also perfect for planting bare-root trees and shrubs, saving money ...

Plant ecology is a sub-discipline of ecology focussed on the distribution and abundance of plants, and their interactions with the biotic and abiotic environment. Crop rotation has been shown to ...

The San Diego Red hibiscus is a tropical plant that produces bright red flowers and can grow to be 8 to 12 feet tall and 6 to 8 feet wide. Because it is mesic, water it deeply and regularly ...

The rare plant – scientific name amorphophallus titanum, but also known as “Titan Arum” or “bunga bangkai” in Indonesia where it grows wild – began to bloom on Thursday, giving off an ...

Putricia has been placed behind a velvet rope in Sydney's botanic gardens An endangered plant known as the "corpse flower" for its putrid stink is blooming in Australia - and captivating the ...