Step 1: Take several stem cuttings from a healthy Christmas cactus plant using clean shears or scissors, or gently break off the cuttings with your fingers. Long stem cuttings are often too top-heavy ...

If you're working with a relatively small yard and want to be able to grow much of your own food, you may need to grow your plants relatively close together. This works fine for many plant ...

BOISE, Idaho — Have you ever noticed at many garden centers there are some trees and shrubs in pots ready to plant, and others that aren't in any pots at all? They look just like sticks with bare, ...

A biological mechanism familiar to people who fast helps plant roots grow strong. The discovery provides an answer to a long-unanswered question and a deeper understanding of the 'mouths' of plants ...

We don’t often think about the roots of trees until there is a problem. A forester friend of mine called it a “fencepost mentality.” Being underground, they are often out of sight out of mind. However ...

As a botanist and extension agent, I think quite a bit about how plants grow. Understanding the method to their madness helps to explain and diagnose the various concerns of citizens that come our way ...

Q: Recently our neighbors converted their front lawn to artificial turf. The trees were getting some good moisture from their grass, and now they won’t. The other two sides of the trees are on the ...

"Because sweet potato tubers grow underground and need space for root development and for their vines to grow, choose a ...

SO GROUNDHOG DAY has come and gone. One thing I know for sure is that regardless of whether Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, here on the Peninsula, we never have winter. Look at how the grass is ...

For those looking to grow sweeter and larger tomatoes while keeping bugs and pests away, one TikTok user has a list of step-by-step instructions they say will accomplish just that. TikToker Farmer ...

To investigate the significance of autophagy, the researchers developed a mutant Arabidopsis (thale cress) plant in which it's autophagy was disabled which is shown on the right. With an enzyme from ...