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There are millions of plants on our planet, and inevitably, species from the same family end up looking alike. Wild plants aren't pre-labeled like produce found in a grocery store, and identifying ...

Tom Oder is a writer, editor, and communication expert who specializes in sustainability and the environment with a sweet spot for urban agriculture. Take a walk in your neighborhood and think about ...

All of our crops have naturally-occurring predecessors that are found in the wild. But that may not be the case for long. A new study found that those OG edible plants are doing badly. The findings, ...

I'm one of those old-school gardeners who think plants should be categorized and segregated, with herbs, vegetables and flowers growing in separate plots. Charlie Nardozzi does not. The nationally ...

When temperatures are colder or hotter than tomatoes’ preferred range — between 65 and 90 degrees Fahrenheit during the day, and between 60 and 70 degrees overnight — the plants’ pollen loses vigor.

I enjoy seeing residents grow some of their own food. It can be as small as growing a tomato plant on their balcony or as big as growing five acres of fruit trees. The amount of food grown doesn’t ...

Q: I read your list of landscape plants with attractive fruits, and I'm wondering if any of them are edible this time of year. A: A few are, but most of our edible fruiting plants produce ripe fruits ...

You probably get your greens at the grocery store, or occasionally at the farmer’s market for local and seasonal produce. But would you go green hunting on the streets around town? “It can’t get any ...