After hardening, transplant the young plants into the garden, leaving the peat pots in place if you like—they should biodegrade in the soil (or remove and compost them). Just be sure to tear off ...

You're probably familiar with cabbage, but it has a close relative that's easier to grow, matures more quickly, and has fewer ...

Starting dahlias in pots is a great way to get them ... This encourages bushy plants, strong, vigorous growth and a lot more flowers. When all risk of frost has passed, harden off your dahlias by ...

They like a long root run, so sow into deep pots or modules. Sweet peas need some form of support as they grow - a wigwam is ideal. Harden off seedlings before planting out in April. Flowers: May to ...

Scientists have demonstrated that Wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bats not only travels great distances, but also hunt at impressive altitudes of up to 1,600 meters above ground -- the altitude at which ...

Scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW) and the Prince of Songkla University in ...

Rice plants are a big source of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Scientists just developed a strain that cuts those emissions by 70 percent.

The rice plant and soil microorganisms have a collaborative relationship. The plant releases organic carbon through its roots, which feeds the microbes, which release nutrients that sustain the rice.

Cooking a bowl of rice might seem like a simple task, but perfectly cooking it might require a step you've never considered ...

Interseeding cover crops can be an effective and timely way to establish cover crops in cornfields here in Minnesota.

Fried rice syndrome is a type of food poisoning often caused by eating reheated rice, which can lead to vomiting and diarrhea.