In 1959, a colleague challenged New Jersey pharmacist Puzant Torigian to make a nicotine-free cigarette. He became obsessed.

Luckily, there are effective options to prevent birdseed from creating a weedy mess in your flower garden. Non-seed bird food ...

Rhubarb is a hardy crop that can survive in any winter garden, but if you want bigger and more flavourful stalks, then there ...

Many gardeners make the mistake of ignoring rhubarb in winter and cause it to rot, but there is a easy 10 minute task that will help keep it healthy for the next few months.

They tested 11 natural compounds in all and found two powerful bug-busting winners: emodin from rhubarb and curcumin from turmeric. “We selected a panel of compounds primarily derived from plants, ...

Until the 1950s. the most popular commercial banana variety in the world was the Gros Michel, which was affectionately known as “Big Mike.” Due to Panama wilt, a fungus disease, it was virtually wiped ...

Sprawling rhubarb plants are a common sight on many old homesteads. They can sometimes be found in the garden but often are randomly located somewhere else in the yard. There was rhubarb in my yard ...

The rhubarb season has begun. Over the decades I’ve made crisps and pies, breads and muffins, sauces, and, most favored among family members, jams – with just rhubarb alone or mixed with other fruits.

Rhubarb is a hardy perennial vegetable that's perfect for cooler climates. It’s known for its tart, delicious stalks, which are used in many recipes like pies, crumbles, and jams. Rhubarb is easy to ...

Rhubarb, legally a fruit but botanically a vegetable, thrives in sunny locations with fertile, well-drained soil. Planting rhubarb crowns is recommended over seeds, and fertilizing established plants ...