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So, we tried to grow giant sequoias ( Sequoiadendron giganteum ) from seed indoors this past winter, with pretty poor results.  Although we ...

Nature understands something that humans have only recently begun to grasp - that when there is no rain, there is still water available in t...

Mycorrhizae (from ancient Greek "mycos" meaning fungus and "riza" meaning roots") are beneficial fungi for growing ...

Giant sequoia trees ( Sequoiadendron giganteum ) are the largest living things on Earth.   They can live for thousands of years, reach almos...

History can be capricious.  The phrase "American as apple pie" has entered the lexicon of most  Americans.  This is unfair.  The a...

T omato is one of many plants that have evolved an “edible fruit” strategy for seed dispersal.  Mature seed is encased in a fruit designed ...