While many Iowans enjoyed those spurts of warm weather we had during January, the temporary respites from winter may have ...

A single straw harvest removes between five and 60 pounds of nitrogen per acre and between 0.5 and five pounds of phosphorus ...

Water passes through sandy soil like a sieve—any plants growing in sandy soil must be drought-tolerant, because water passes ...

Burney also noted that macadamia nuts, grapes and raisins are are toxic to dogs and can cause kidney failure. “Of interest, grape jelly and jam, wine, and grape juice are not toxic! I do not recommend ...

This growth produces xylem cells to the outside and phloem cells to the inside; xylem conducts water and minerals from ... It takes 10 years for the two-needle pinyon to reach its mature height so if ...

Good choices for ornamental types of bonsai trees that, like an indoor environment, are ficus and jade. If you plan on ...

"Getting a new plant is always exciting, but you have to have patience," says expert Ashlie Thomas, owner and author of The ...

The best places to see spring flowers in Seattle: The manicured gardens of Bloedel Reserve and the Washington Park Arboretum ...

What happens when you put animals and plants above human beings? You have California wildfires. Endangered species have been a mantra for ecologists and environmentalists for quite a few years.

Many California natives require fire to germinate their seeds and so we could see some of them sprouting this winter and ...

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