Fruits & Vegetables

Stunning Black and White Wagtails

Pied wagtails are far more common than the two other species of wagtails in Britain and Ireland. On almost any area of turf, shingle, or rock, in towns or...

Sad Story of Stuckie The Mummified Dog

Sad Story of Stuckie The Mummified Dog. More than 50 years ago a dog went up a tree...

Himalayan Bluetail: Gorgeous Small Passerine Bird

The Himalayan bluetail, Himalayan red-flanked bush-robin, or orange-flanked bush robin (Tarsiger rufilatus) is a small passerine bird. It...

Dusky Robin (Melanodryas vittata)

Dusky Robin (Melanodryas vittata) is known by several names, such as Stump Robin, Wood Robin, Dozey Robin, Native...

Red-rumped wheatear (Oenanthe moesta)

This bird, known as the red-rumped wheatear or buff-rumped wheatear, belongs to the Muscicapidae family. Silty or partly...

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...