Want to grow a true carnivorous plant in your own home? Growing a Venus Fly Trap is the perfect plant for you then. The scientific name for this amazing plant is Dionaea muscipula. Described by Charles Darwin as "the most amazing plant in the world." This plant will...
One of the coolest, most adaptable, easy-to-grow houseplants is the Cholrophyum Comosum [kloh-roh-FY-tum kom-OH-sum], or more commonly known as "spider plant." The name means "hairy green plant," and it is a perennial evergreen plant. This is a great plant for any...
Nothing says I love you more than a heart. Now imagine an entire plant filled with love and hearts. That is exactly what a String of Hearts plant is. A plant full of hearts and love. Once you see the dark green leaves with variegated silver markings or cream, pink and...
Love pomegranates, but don’t know how to eat a pomegranate without someone else preparing it for you? Or maybe you have tried before to cut a pomegranate and thought “this fruit is not like an apple or avocado? Well you have come to right place to understand and the...
How to Cut Artichokes Artichokes are one of the oldest foods known to humans. The scientific name for artichoke is Cynara cardunculus, which comes from Greek Mythology. According to Greek Mythology, the god Zeus fell in love with a girl named Cynara, and she became a...
Did you know March 16th is National Artichoke Day? Well now you do. To celebrate this momentous occasion, we need to celebrate with eating some artichokes. First brought to America in the 1800, artichokes are one of the oldest vegetables know to man. According to...
The days are growing longer, the weather is changing, and so it is time to get your gardening skills up and going again. I love this time of season, coming out of my house I always feel like a bear coming out of hibernation. The excitement of your new garden and grow...
To truly understand how to prune a pomegranate tree, we must first understand the complexity of this amazing super fruit berry. The name “pomegranate” originated from 2 medieval Latin words “pomum” which means apple, and “granatum” which translates to seeded. So the...
Melon | Scientific Name : Cucumis melo Native to central Asia, this plant is mainly cultivated and widely grown in warmer regions around the world. This plant is in the trailing vine gourd family, with many different varieties. This fruit is grown annually, and does...