Fruits & Vegetables

Tabebuia and Handroanthus

Genus and Family: The genus Tabebuia is native to the Amazon rainforest and other tropical parts of Mexico and Central and South America. It included nearly 100 species of...

Bohemian Waxwing – Gorgeous Yellow Tip Tail Bird

The Bohemian Waxwing got its name for the red waxy tips on mature feathers and for its bohemian...

Diphylleia grayi Flowers Turns into Skeleton in Rain

Have you ever heard about flowers turning into skeletons in the rain? The Diphylleia grayi is an astonishing...

What Are Hops Used For?

What Are Hops Used For? It is also known as Common hop (Humulus lupulus), English hop, and European...

Linden Tree – Tall, Fast Growing Dense Shade Tree

Linden Tree is tall and fast-growing, with an attractive, dense shape. They are used as shade trees and...

Cashew Nuts – Strange Paradise Superfood

The cashew nuts actually is a tree in the family Anacardiaceae that generates a seed that is harvested as the cashew nut. Its English...

Health Benefits of Pomegranate

There are countless health benefits of Pomegranates. This is a magical fruit that is often forgotten by most people when they buy their weekly...

Okra Plants – How to Plant, Grow, and Harvest

Okra Plants are grown for their edible seed pods, a handsome plant to have in the vegetable garden. It has showy pale yellow flowers...

Grapes are Immensely Vigorous and Sturdy in Taste

Grapes are growing, which isn’t what it used to be. No more do voluptuous bacchantes run madly through the forests of Greece to celebrate...

The Wonderful Exotic Red Bananas

A number of people have heard of or tried Red Bananas. Which is sweeter than the regular yellow banana which is on your daily...

Why It’s Easier to Succeed with Avocado Than You Might Think

Avocado (Persea americana) has been referred to as the most nutritious of all fruits. It has gained worldwide recognition and significant volume in international...

Mint or Mentha is Strong Flavoring Herb

Mint, or mentha, is such a powerful flavoring that you don't use it for many things, but when you need it, everyone is glad...

How to Grow Parsley?

Throughout history, how to grow parsley has had powerful symbolic connotations, including death and fertility among them. What a comedown to wind up in...

Cilantro – A Sweet-Smelling Herb to Healing Spices

Cilantro, also known as coriander or “Dhania”, is a sweet-smelling herb with wide, subtle lacy leaves and a pungent smell. It belongs to the...

The Amorphophallus Bulbifer

Amorphophallus bulbifer is ripening a lot of fruit these years, at the UConn EEB greenhouses. Despite Amorphophallus Bulbifer's appearance and the fact that birds...