Planting. Fruit trees should be planted about as deep as they were growing in their nursery pot, but high enough so that all ...

Want to grow herbs and leafy greens on your countertop? Whether you use soil or water will depend on a few factors, including ...

Bare-root trees need to be planted quickly to keep their exposed roots from drying out. Here's the best time to plant so ...

Vegetables grown for their underground parts have tasty roots, tubers, rhizomes, or bulbs. These structures are packed with carbohydrates and water for the plants, and deliciousness for us. These ...

A biological mechanism familiar to people who fast helps plant roots grow strong. The discovery provides an answer to a long-unanswered question and a deeper understanding of the 'mouths' of plants ...

Q: Recently our neighbors converted their front lawn to artificial turf. The trees were getting some good moisture from their grass, and now they won’t. The other two sides of the trees are on the ...

Roots are one of the most vital parts of a plant’s system. They are what anchors the entire plant to the earth, bad roots equal a bad plant. Without roots a plant cannot support itself. Without roots ...

To investigate the significance of autophagy, the researchers developed a mutant Arabidopsis (thale cress) plant in which it's autophagy was disabled which is shown on the right. With an enzyme from ...

The secret’s out of the bag: Grow bags make great garden containers. Soil is the literal foundation of a healthy garden. Most container gardeners prefer a mix of ⅓ compost, ⅓ vermiculite, and ⅓ peat ...

When a plant finds itself in too much shade, it redirects its resources to reach for light. Crop yield and root development stall as the plant focuses on growing taller, striving to rise above ...