In this video, I show you how I grow papaya or pawpaw from seed at home. Self Sufficient Me is based on our small 3-acre property/homestead in se Queensland Australia about 45kms north of Brisbane ...

Most ferns are native to forest environments, which means they're filtered light-loving plants that, in their natural state, don't dry out quickly.

Ferns are ideal indoor plants, adding beauty and freshness. They thrive in indirect light and humid spaces, purifying the air and improving your home’s atmosphere with minimal maintenance ...

Florida has the widest variety of ferns in the continental U.S. (only Hawaii and Puerto Rico have more), and 123 of these are native to the state. Gardening with ferns is relatively easy given the ...

Your plant is the Boston Fern (Nephrolepis exaltata). It needs filtered sunlight for four to six hours daily. It is not an indoor plant that can be placed in a dark corner, as a lack of sun will ...

While the seeds of the papaya plant do have potential benefits, you must be wary of the amount you consume since it may prove dangerous to your health if taken without the right information.

We’ve featured plenty of tough-as-nails plants (spider plants, haworthia, ZZ plants, and dracaena) that can tolerate a wide range of conditions, but maidenhair ferns are the opposite.

By Murray Robertson Gisborne Herald· 12 Jun, 2024 05:00 PM3 mins to read ‌ Save ...

The fern’s genome is far longer than that of the previous record holder, Paris japonica, a flowering plant that grows in Japan and has 149 billion base pairs in its genetic code.

If you find it strange that such a humble plant has such a gigantic genome, scientists do, too. The enigma emerged in the 1950s, when biologists discovered that the double helix of DNA encodes genes.

With a vase-like habit, this evergreen fern arches elegantly over smaller companions. Where: Plant this fern in a shaded site — light, open or dappled — in rich, well-drained soil.