Spider plant ( Chlorophytum comosum) is a classic houseplant that features long, almost grassy, variegated leaves. "As it ...

What's the key to growing resilient crops that can survive tough conditions? Researchers at the University of Missouri are getting to the root of it—literally. Researchers in the Walter Gassmann lab ...

Key Points Ginger is easy to grow from store-bought rhizomes and can thrive indoors or outdoors in warm climates.Start with plump rhizomes, sprout them in warmth and humidity, then plant in ...

Sometimes a houseplant starts to look a little leggy and sad and you want to rejuvenate it, or maybe you want to share a ...

While hostas can be planted in any season, planting hostas in spring or fall gives them time to establish roots. Here's how ...

Your Money Plants’ small pots will dry out quickly under sunny conditions. You may want to move them into bigger pots, which ...

With the current chill in the air, I started thinking about planting more root vegetables. They grow well in our cool winter months and are delicious singly both hot and cold or combined as ...

Like the tiny seedlings in the greenhouse at the CamelBackyard Community Food Hub, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Phoenix’s New Roots Farm Stand has a lot of potential. Hameed Algezafee ...

Bare-root is a technique in arboriculture (i.e. woody plants) whereby a plant is removed from soil in a dormant state from which it can more rapidly acclimate to new soil and environmental conditions.

The roots of plants can do a lot of things: They grow in length to reach water, they can bend to circumvent stones, and they form fine root hairs enabling them to absorb more nutrients from the soil.