Yes, it's true. A splash of rice water is a well-kept gardening secret that can help you produce your most bountiful and ...

Aged Gouda makes a cozy pasta for these damp, raw November evenings. The dish emerges from the oven steaming and fragrant, urging me to plunge a spoon into the bubbling gooey mass. Though simple, its ...

DENVER -- Amid an uptick in U.S. adolescents attempting suicide by using sodium nitrate and nitrate -- chemical compounds commonly used in food preservation -- researchers found several trends ...

A hanging tomato fruit shows signs of blossom end rot. - Dan Gabriel Atanasie/Shutterstock There's nothing more frustrating for a gardener than spotting blossom end rot ruining the fruits of their ...

Salinized nutrient solution reduces the yield of arugula grown in substrate. Gas exchange of arugula was negatively affected by saline water. Extra addition of calcium nitrate in 50% minimizes ...

It’s that time of year when our garden is producing insane amounts of ripe tomatoes. A bowl full of tomatoes from the Flemings' garden. (Courtesy of Ed Fleming) This past weekend, I went out to ...

The proper timing of gardening work has a real impact on getting the desired results. One of the challenges of gardening in southeast Louisiana (or anywhere) is learning when activities like planting, ...

So, how did your garden grow? It was quite a year weatherwise, complete with plenty of heat and rain with a pleasantly surprising cool spell here and there. If you are rolling in tomatoes right now, I ...

SEEING RED: The wet season can create all sorts of problems for tomatoes. In this month's "Gardening with Xpress," Chloe Lieberman takes readers through possible remedies. Photo by Lieberman Wow, what ...