Why Is It Called Rapeseed

At least that is what I knew before I heard about the New World names for Gloxinia. What is the New World names? Many years ago my Mom gave me a few pots with these beautiful colored bells, some red with red dots, some red with yellow tips and red dots...

In the same serving it also contains 18 percent Vitamin A, 21 percent Vitamin C, one percent Calcium and two percent Iron.Although watermelon is often looked upon as a fruit, it is actually a vegetable and a cousin of the American cucumber.

What is it, you ask? Read on for a brief introduction to this interesting alliance of tactical growers. There are a couple well-known and active groups out there to know about.In the 1970s, a group called Green Guerillas was started to combat empty and...

Ingredients Enough lamb chops for everyone Enough honey to coat both sides of all the chops A small bunch of fresh thyme Olive oil to coat the bottom of a baking dish Salt and pepper to taste Preparation Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees.

At first glance, I thought I was looking at several immature assassin bug nymphs on the hunt. While the leaf-footed bug family is composed of several closely related species, these insect pests all use their piercing sucking mouthparts to feed on our...

But what happens when you have that proverbial bad bunch? You may realize that you still have an abundance of perfectly good fruits and vegetables. Not only do the chickens love the veggies but they also seem to be laying, on average, an extra two eggs...

Sherry spans the spectrum from dry, light and crisp to dark and sweet. Some people feel that you should drink sherry right away but others (myself included) feel that while it may not be as wonderful as when you first opened it, it is still sherry, for...

These scientists can be further distinguished by the specific types of plants studied within the group. These plants may include a range of organisms, including flowers, trees and algae.

With all those variables I just mentioned--along with genetic variability--it's not possible to give a precise longevity forecast for, but we can at least group them as either long-lived or short-lived.

Whether you're new to gardening or not, if you have been doing your fair share of research to learn more about it, then you must have already heard about horticulture therapy.But before I even share, I want you to know that I am interested in hearing...

Learn how to retain and use it in the yard and garden. As the barrel fills the water is pumped outdoors into your holding tank.A more elaborate system involves having a plumber come in and separate the toilet drains in the house from the other drains...

Here's my long answer, which should help answer a few more of your questions. This is evolution! Introduce New Stock When practicing linebreeding, it's necessary to introduce new, unrelated breeding stock every so often to increase the flock's genetic...

Plant them in full shade and they will bloom but be leggy. Wait for an overcast day, and they transplant easily.This Mediterranean native will grow happily in any soil, although they prefer well-drained.

After suffering a decline during the first half of the 20th century, these personable ducks have rebounded to become popular ornamental and show birds. History: The aptly-named Call duck was developed as a living decoy to lure unsuspecting wild ducks...

The bushy, erect plants reach mature heights of two feet. The plants are annual in most climates; wonderberries do not tolerate frost. However, the berries are delicious in pies, syrups and preserves when they are cooked and combined with sugar or other...

Plane tree, or sycamore, is one of the most recognizable of all trees, for its smooth, uniquely pale and piebald trunk. Even exposed sycamore roots show the effects of the thin bark; see the photo below."the mottled bark adds to the attractiveness of...

It is a low growing, creeping perennial that is frequently used for groundcover. Some popular species include). The other plant that goes by the name “thrift” is, and it's actually a genus of plants that are in no way related to phlox.

The winter months here are generally mild but the evenings can get cool and on occasion the temperatures can occasionally dip below freezing. I shall share with you one such story of roses and love.

If you can make roughly the same amount of money selling to restaurants and stores, delivering straight to customers or on-farm pick-up, those options should be heavily weighed against joining a farmers market.

Blueberries have many small, tiny, soft seeds, while huckleberries have ten large, crunchy seeds.Flowers are white to pink and urn or bell-shaped, and appear in spring in small axillary clusters.

All petals make up the corolla of the flower. The female part is the pistil, consisting of the stigma, the style, and the ovary.An incomplete flower lacks one or more of the four major parts.

While I secretly lust for bat guano (mainly so I can brag that I use bat guano), I am in good shape, poop-wise. The other day she brought me a lovely dead lizard, and I believe I was successful in summoning a credible display of delight.

It is one of the easiest herbs to grow and you can harvest its leaves all season. "Thai Magic" (Ocimum basilicum "Thai Magic") and other Thai-style basils are spicy and intense, with purple stems and flowers.Growing a continuous supply of basil means...

As observent gardeners, we know in the summer, cloudy days are sometimes warmer and more humid. Snowstorms and thunderstorms are not the same, and I'm certainly no meteorologist. Then, of course, comes the thunderstorm.

Following good sanitation procedures such as these will remove much of the infectious fungal spores and minimize any future problems. Species clematis and the smaller-flowered varieties, such as C.

(See vintage poster, from 1917, below.) Molasses was also used in the manufacture of ethanol to make weapons in WWI, and of course, in the production of rum. The wave, traveling at approximately, stretched 15 feet high and 160 feet wide and engulfed everything...

In either case, I was sorry, both because I hate to give offense when someone extends a genuine offer, and because I would gladly have added this pretty little plant to my borders, on the merits of its scent and blossoms alone.[1] American Herb Society...