Botany says anything that starts from a flower is classified botanically as a fruit. But in practice, we tend to classify foods by how we eat them. Therefore, we call a tomato a vegetable, because ...

Luckily, there are effective options to prevent birdseed from creating a weedy mess in your flower garden. Non-seed bird food ...

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Late winter is no time to hang up your gardening gloves. In fact, the quiet weeks before spring offer the perfect opportunity ...

By isolating resistant microbes from wastewater, scientists found that curcumin and emodin could slow their growth in the lab ...

So far, our winter weather has been rather wet, but not too cold. Still, make sure you have on hand a blanket of row cover for when the extra frosty winter nights occur.

Rhubarb is a hardy plant that thrives in cold weather, but mulching it now can help protect it from frost damage and promote ...

Hair grows about half an inch each month. Stress, illness, and aging can affect hair growth. Rogaine can be used daily for hair loss treatment. Hair grows approximately half an inch each month. Age, ...

January feels like the dead of winter, but it’s actually a really useful “head start” month. You’re not filling beds yet, you’re setting things up so that when spring does arrive, you’re weeks ahead ...

From three-year-old venison to mystery fish wrapped in newspaper, peek inside a Midwestern freezer and discover a frozen ...

Rhubarb is a fantastic plant for a winter garden, and will produce much stronger stalks if you just give it a small amount of care at this time of year. It is a very hardy and thrives in cold weather, ...

Brandi Jones has over two decades of experience as a nurse in an acute care setting. Her clinical background includes pediatrics, medical-surgical, and women's health. She also specializes in ...