Ideas for Spring Planting

Folks who prefer scientific lingo put lettuce in the Asteraceae family. As I mentioned in my last column, this giant clan includes hundreds of flowers, numerous weeds, all of your popular lettuces, and a few [ … ]

Cassava, or Manihot esculenta, is a root crop grown mainly in the tropical areas of the world. Originating in South America, it is now a staple for many people in African and Asian countries. Florida, [ … ]

Having to subsist on a survival garden may seem like a distant reality right now. But whether you would ever have to live on the produce from your own garden is not relevant here. Your [ … ]