After sowing angelica seeds, place the peat pots in a plastic bag and refrigerate them for two to three weeks. Once you bring them out of the refrigerator, treat them as you would fresh seeds. If more than one seedling germinates in a pot, clip out the weakest seedlings withRead More →
Common usage and medicinal benefits and properties of this plant are conserves, cooking jams, diarrhea treatment, diuretic, elimination of oral abscess, elimination of stomach bloating, elimination of throat abscess, fattening, fever disposal, handle of knives and tools, hematopoietic, internal hemorrhage treatment, … Can you eat Medlars raw? Preparation. Once theRead More →
Tips for Storage They should be kept in a cool, dry, well-ventilated place, out of direct sunlight. Whole fruit can be refrigerated and will keep as long as 2 months. Fresh seeds or juice will keep in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Pomegranate arils can be frozen forRead More →
The black sapote fruit is a special type of persimmon that’s also known as the “chocolate pudding fruit”. … Typically seedless, black sapote fruits can sometimes have up to a dozen hard, inedible seeds inside that should be discarded before eating. Black sapote fruits are Inedible when unripened. Is mameyRead More →
Blue Jays and Northern Cardinals love pumpkin seeds. Don’t be surprised if you spot a Gray Catbird lingering under a pumpkin seed-filled feeder, too! It will take a little time, but if you hull the seeds, smaller birds will enjoy them as well! Can you leave pumpkin out for wildlife?Read More →
The root, stem, or peel of pomegranate is POSSIBLY UNSAFE when taken by mouth in large amounts. The root, stem, and peel contain poisons. What part of pomegranate is edible? What part of the pomegranate do I eat? You see those glistening red jewels inside? They’re called arils, and they’reRead More →
Add a tablespoon of ground flaxseed to your hot or cold breakfast cereal. Add a teaspoon of ground flaxseed to mayonnaise or mustard when making a sandwich. Mix a tablespoon of ground flaxseed into an 8-ounce container of yogurt. Bake ground flaxseed into cookies, muffins, breads and other baked goods.Read More →
Sow and Plant Start with a purchased plant, or sow tansy from seed. These vigorous plants spread and reseed, so it is best to start with only one plant, and grow it as a managed clump. Is tansy easy to grow? Tansy herb plants are easy to grow and haveRead More →
Sow and Plant Set out stocky seedlings from spring to early summer, after the soil has warmed. When starting the tiny seeds indoors, barely cover them with moist seed-starting mix. Does Nicotiana come back every year? To get the most vigorous nicotiana plants, you should grow them annually from seed,Read More →
Seed Collection and Storage The seeds of most maples mature in the fall and need a period of stratification, or cold treatment, in order to germinate. However, the seeds of red and silver maple mature in spring and do not store well or require stratification prior to sowing. How doRead More →