• 12 Plant-Based Recipes Featuring Edible Aquatic Plants

    Edible aquatic plants are plants that grow in water or in areas with high moisture content, and that have parts that are safe and tasty to eat.

  • Plant lovers urged to 'embrace' using moss in their gardens as Chelsea Flower Show designer claims plant has a 'sexy, sensual quality that is delightfully velvety to touch'

    Designers of show gardens on the prestigious Main Avenue at the event are urging gardeners to welcome the plant, saying it is great for absorbing water and softening hard edges.

  • Floating Nuclear Plants?

    I first got to learn about PSEG (Public Service Enterprise Group) in the early 1970s driving down Dune Road in the Hamptons of Long Island, east of New York City, and there, next to Hot Dog Beach, was a weather station with various devices. It was surrounded by a chain link fence with a sign More

  • 32p Homemade Pesticide for Plants

    Ingredients: 1 garlic bulb: £0.30 1 teaspoon mild liquid soap: £0.02 2 cups of water: Free Instructions: Application: Spray on plant leaves and stems in the early morning or late afternoon. Reapply every few days or after rain. Expert Tips: According to the Drainage Channel expert: "Garlic has natural antibacterial and antifungal properties, making it an effective deterrent against common garden pests." They also recommend testing the spray on a small area first to ensure it doesn't harm the...

  • 15 of the Easiest Plants to Propagate

    Propagating plants is not only cost-effective, it’s also a lot of fun—and will help you steps up your indoor gardening game. Growing new plants from cuttings, buds, or roots is a lot easier than you think, especially if you choose the right plants to work with. Here are 15 of the easiest houseplants to propagate.

  • 32p Homemade Pesticide for Plants

    Ingredients: 1 garlic bulb: £0.30 1 teaspoon mild liquid soap: £0.02 2 cups of water: Free Instructions: Application: Spray on plant leaves and stems in the early morning or late afternoon. Reapply every few days or after rain. Expert Tips: According to the Drainage Channel expert: "Garlic has natural antibacterial and antifungal properties, making it an effective deterrent against common garden pests." They also recommend testing the spray on a small area first to ensure it doesn't harm the...

  • Video of plant talking to its neighbor

    Plants do whisper to one another, not through sound but through a delicate haze of airborne compounds. This invisible language of the leaves has intrigued scientists since the 1980s, leading to discoveries that plants use these chemical signals to ward off herbivores and alert their neighbors to danger. — Read the rest

  • Association plans plant sale

    The South Central Indiana Master Gardener Association (SCIMGA) will host its annual Master Gardener Plant Sale on Saturday. Continue reading at The Republic News.

  • How rainfall affects plant growth

    WATKINS GLEN, NY (WETM) - Crop growth can be affected by rainfall amounts. Excess rain can hinder the oxygen to the soil, but during the flowering period, it can be helpful to fuel the plant in its growth. With higher excess in rain, disease becomes more likely for plants, along with many other issues. Fungal []

  • Crop planting ahead of normal

    Tornados touched down across the State with damage to houses, barns, hay fields, and livestock, according to Ben Torrance, State Statistician, USDA NASS, Ohio Field Office. Topsoil moisture conditions were rated 1% short, 56% adequate, and 43% surplus. Statewide, the average temperature for the week ending on May 12 was 61.9 degrees, 3.4 degrees above

  • Ukraine's 'Concrete' Line Of Defense Stabilized

    Russian troops have advanced no more than six miles into Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast (province) during their latest offensive, and have yet to meet the "concrete" and "most powerful" line of defense, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.The president made the comment to journalists on Friday when he insisted the Kharkiv front has now stabilized, following a Russian offensive launched on May 10 from the Belgorod region of Russia which Ukrainian authorities believe consists of 30,000...

  • What Vegetables and Flowers you can Plant Now

    ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM): The later in spring we get, the fewer chances there are for frosts overnight. This means certain types of plants are in the clear to put into the ground. Vegetables like potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbages, and kale are good to put in the soil now. Others like tomatoes and peppers are still []