When growing a pomegranate indoors, it’s important to consider how tall the tree will get. Many varieties that are grown ...

Fruits and vegetables need plenty of nutrients and water to thrive in a garden. California native plants prefer unamended soils and need little water once they’re established. Separation is the key to ...

Q: Why are more fruits and flowers red, orange or yellow than blue? —Robert L. Morrison | Poughkeepsie, New York There is actually no true blue pigment in nature. A pigment creates color by absorbing ...

Whether it's red buckeye or coral honeysuckle, hummingbirds of all kinds will flock to your yard if you grow any of these red ...

A Thank you, Jennifer, for the opportunity to expound more about pruning trees and palms. As stated in the column of Jan. 31 — “Removing Fronds from Palms,” “The berries are important wildlife food… ...

FARGO — There’s a lesson that many gardeners learn the hard way: A warm April can’t be trusted, and being seduced into planting flowers and vegetables earlier than advised often ends in the heartache ...

Now is the time to plan next year’s garden with butterflies and moths in mind. Though less efficient pollinators than bees, ...

When it comes to healthy plant growth, potassium is one of the three essential nutrients (along with nitrogen and phosphorus). While all plants need this supplement, quite a few benefit from larger ...

Fruits and vegetables have some differences, including their cooking uses and how they're defined as plants. They are both ...