Fruits & Vegetables

Saqqara Bird – Ancient Egyptian Flying Machine

The Saqqara Bird is a small wooden replica of an actual ancient Egyptian flying machine. The Saqqara Bird was excavated in 1898 from a tomb of Pa-di-lmen in Sappho...

Yellow White-eye (Zosterops lutea)

The yellow white-eye (Zosterops lutea) is endemic to the mangrove forests of subtropical and tropical northern Australia. These...

Black Bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus)

The Black Bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus) is also known by the name of Himalayan black bulbul, or Asian black...

The Varied Tit (Sittiparus varius)

Appearance: The Varied Tit (Sittiparus varius) adult males and females are similar in plumage coloration. The head is black...

Albino Redwood – An Intriguing And Fascinating Species

The albino redwood tree (Sequoia sempervirens) is a rare and unique form of the coast redwood tree. Due...

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...

Tarragon – A Hardy Perennial Shrub

Tarragon is a hardy perennial that becomes a woody shrub, normally about three tall. Tarragon (Artemisia Dracunculus), is a species of perennial herb in...

Stemonitis Axifera – A Species of Slime Mold

Stemonitis axifera is a species of slime mold, and its fruits in clusters on dead wood, and has distinguishing tall reddish-brown sporangia, supported on...

Brussels Sprouts – The Ultimate Cool Weather Crop

Some vegetables, like lettuce and asparagus, are grown for the thrill of an early harvest of fresh-tasting produce for the table. Brussels sprouts are...

Cherry Fruit – A Natural Fruit with an Unnatural Health Benefits

Introduction The cherry tree is one of the world’s oldest cultivated fruit trees. This is not some mythological or mythical tree from ancient history—it is...

Fruits – Nature’s Most Nutrient-Rich Foods

Fruits are undeniably one of nature's most nutrient-rich foods. They contain an extensive variety of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that help good health and...

Celery: How to Grow, Plant and Harvest

Well, celery is a cheap vegetable to buy and fussy to grow. Few gardeners try to grow celery because it is cheap to buy...