“Follow the mantra ‘right plant, right place,’” Martha suggests in the book. “Some extraordinary plant is bound to grow in ...

Hand-pollinating plants is a simple process that guarantees successful fruit development. Many plants need to be pollinated ...

Too much or not enough water and never when your garden needs it. This is a common complaint of gardeners no matter where ...

The physical structure of corn plants — including the angle of leaves bending from the stem and the number of pollen-laden tassel branches — makes a big difference for yield.

"It's a mystery why young organisms don't evolve stronger disease resistance because getting sick early in life can be deadly," said study co-author Emily Bruns, an assistant professor of biology at ...

Having learned how to manage ryegrass to maximise its efficiency, James Tweedie, Farmers Weekly’s Grassland Farmer of the ...

Too much or not enough water and never when your garden needs it. This is a common complaint of gardeners no matter where ...

Chilli plant growers in west Dorset have produced more than 4,000 fruits from one plant - eclipsing a previous record set in 2014 ...

Help save the Earth by replacing half your lawn and/or non-native plants with native species, even in containers, plus a list ...

Volunteer Day. Thursday, April 10, 9 a.m-2 p.m. Lend a hand in the Flourish Flowers garden in East Earl. Volunteers will be ...

THAT breeding is an art and not a science is an opinion frequently expressed by many who are concerned with plant and animal improvement. Whatever they have meant by art in this generalization ...

Humans began changing plants as soon as they domesticated and cultivated them instead of just gathering them. Humans began ...