Maitake Mushroom Benefits to Health
Maitake mushrooms have quite a reputation as a functional food and supplement. The name maitake is Japanese for dancing. After finding them, people joyously danced …
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Oyster Mushroom Benefits for Your Health
The highly cultivated oyster mushrooms are an example of fungi that don’t have to have a poisonous label. In fact, they’ve been used in traditional …
The September Wonder Apple
Waiting for a bumper crop of apples to ripen for harvesting can be tiresome, but it’s necessary for the best taste. What if you planted …
Cedar Apple Rust: What It Is and How to Identify It on Your Apple Trees
Watering and feeding your apple tree are only a few tasks you need to accomplish to grow healthy apples. Cedar Apple Rust, which harms the …
All About Fleabane
Some weeds look beautiful as flowers in fields, against houses and fences, and even on roadsides. But if they’re noxious in any way, gardeners will …
All About Smartweed
Smart and weed are two words that nobody but critters like seeing together. The aquatic smartweed is no doubt a great food source for wildlife. …
Curly Dock
Naturally, you’re inclined to remove plants and weeds that are known to be invasive, noxious, and toxic. There’s no question about it. However, the Curly …
Canada Thistle
Weeds in your landscape are bad enough, but weeds that multiply if you pull them up by hand? That’s even worse! Such is the Canada …
The Indian Magic Crabapple Tree
When you can’t eat crabapples off a tree, that tree could be useful as a beautifying addition to your landscape. The Indian Magic Crabapple fits …
The Whitney Crabapple Tree
Crabapples are usually under 2 inches in diameter, so they look more like berries than apples. And they taste dry, bitter, tart, or sour if …