Throughout history, how to grow parsley has had powerful symbolic connotations, including death, and fertility among them. What a come down to wind up in the 20th century as the world’s most boring garnish. The parsley plant (Petroseiinum kortense) is an old-world herb grown in practically every home garden and extensively grown in market gardens. It is a biennial...
Why are tomatoes so healthy?
Our modern tomatoes are all descendants of wild cherry tomatoes that grew along South America's western coast. From Mexico, the Spanish introduced the fleshy tomato to Europe during the 16th century. It is believed that the Mexicans were the first to cultivate the tomato.
It was only a matter of time before the tomato became popular...
Rare Flowers Names with Images - There are many rare flowers in the world, each with its own unique beauty and significance. These rare flowers are often sought after by botanists, horticulturists, and collectors, and they play an important role in preserving biodiversity and highlighting the beauty of the natural world. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just appreciate...
Cucumbers have come a long way. If you grew them twenty years ago and gave them because you got a lot of scabby, pulpy, disease-ridden fruits. Or the fruit never set, or they turned out great but gave you indigestion, try again? But these days there are several good disease-resistant varieties. The seedless ones, less bitter ones, even burpless...
Are you tired of red and green apples? There is a new variant available if that is the case. The Black Diamond apple is located in the Tibetan region of Nyingchi and belongs to the Huaniu family. Despite its name, the apple is dark purple with white pulp inside. Apple cultivars like the rare Black Diamond aren't your everyday...
Plantain is a fruit that looks like a banana. Scientifically it is known as Musa paradisiaca, which are a type of fruit that is widely cultivated in many tropical regions around the world, including Africa, South America, and the Caribbean. They are a close relative of the common banana and are often referred to as cooking bananas because of...
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The health benefits of eating figs have been a prized delicacy for at least 5,000 years. They were grown in King Nebuchadnezzar's famous Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The fig's benefits are mentioned frequently throughout the Bible. It was exported by the ancient seafaring Greeks and Phoenicians, who may have introduced it to Italy.
In the 18th century, priests...
Well, celery is a cheap vegetable to buy and fussy to grow. Few gardeners try to grow celery because it is cheap to buy and fussy to grow. But it does taste good and fresh if you grow you're own, and frankly, traditional methods of growing celery are fussier than they need to be. Blanching the celery to produce...
Pulp: What to do with it
Here are some of the additional benefits of the juicing revolution - all the things you can do with the pulp of your juiced fruits and vegetables. Despite knowing how many things you could do with leftover pulp; I feel guilty about not using it all! Putting together this section of the best uses...
Well, crops in Succession Planting is a good way to make the most of your precious garden space. Sometimes it means planting several successions of the same crop. However, in the small plan, there is a spring carrot crop planted together with radishes to shade the carrot seedlings, then a summer carrot crop planted in another spot to mature...
If you ask any Frenchman about Artichokes Plant, he will tell you, that Artichokes are the friend of the liver. Its extracts from this vegetable feature prominently — as do those of the dandelion — in bitter alcoholic drinks intended to stimulate the appetite or soothe the troubled liver after an evening’s excess at a table or bar.
Three Frenchwomen,...
CELERY helps calm the nerves naturally, according to Hippocrates. It is perhaps because of its rich calcium content. Celery is a part of the Apiaceae family and also has a strong effect on the kidneys, helping to eliminate wastes via urine. And worldwide, it has a high reputation as an antirheumatic.
Research carried out by Dr. David Lewis at Aston...
There are so many Health Benefits of Apricot. It is naturally beautifully orange-colored fruits full of beta-carotene and fiber that are one of the first signs of summer. Apricots are grown in many countries of the world, but they’re most popular in countries of North America, South America, and New Zealand. However, dried and canned apricots are available year-round,...
Fruits are an integral part of our life. Different fruits have numerous benefits to human life. Some fruits are really beneficial for the fat person who wants to reduce weight. Here're 10 Fruitful Foods That Burns Fat Fast.Â
Apples: Apples are rich in powerful antioxidants and other supplements. However; it contains Pectin which helps out to decrease the fat...
Tarragon is a hardy perennial that becomes a woody shrub, normally about three tall.
Tarragon (Artemisia Dracunculus), is a species of perennial herb in the sunflower family. It is widespread in the wild across much of Eurasia and North America. The plant is cultivated for culinary and medicinal purposes in many lands. It is long, slender, dark green leaves...
There are numerous benefits of sugar apple. The sugar apple, also known as sweetsop, is a tropical fruit that is enjoyed around the globe. This sweet fruit has a creamy texture and a delicate flavor that make it a favorite among those who appreciate good food.
Sugar apples are often eaten out of hand, but they can also be...
Healthy Products High in Fat
Many healthy and nutritious foods have been unfairly demonized due to their high fat content. Ever since fat was demonized, people have been eating more sugar, refined carbohydrates, and ready-to-eat foods instead. As a result, the whole world has become fatter and sicker. The times, however, are changing. Fat, including saturated fats, is no longer the...
Spinach is regaining its popularity as a garden vegetable because more people are using it in salads. I still love it best cooked just long enough to wilt it, with some olive oil in which I’ve crusted a clove of garlic. It also freezes well. It is not hard to grow, and it is also a quick crop forty...
Blueberries are so healthy, highly rich in nutrition, and decrease the risk of colon cancer. It is excellent for brain power and decreases belly fat. The antioxidants in the blueberry increase our energy levels and immune system.
This is really the world’s best healthy food. Blueberries seeds are inside the fruit, and it takes very small work to separate...
Mint is such a powerful flavoring that you don't use it for very many things, but when you need it, everyone is glad to have some around. We stuff large handfuls into jugs of iced tea before it’s iced. So the tea will absorb more flavors, and sprinkle small snippets of it into cold mixed fruit or in homemade...
There are numerous health juicing benefits. How was it when I discovered juicing that I was floating from excitement? Despite being so natural, it was so drastically different from everything we knew about That made perfect sense, and I couldn't believe I had been able to access it all these years. Why didn't I learn about this sooner? What...
Horned Melon and its Benefits
The horned melon, also known as the "kiwano," is a fruit native to Africa. It has a bright orange, spiky exterior and a jelly-like interior with a slightly tart flavor. There are several names for Cucumis metuliferus. African horned cucumbers, horned melon, spiked melon, jelly melon, and kiwano are some of their names.
The fruit is...
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Kohlrabi is a hardy biennial grown as an annual and is a member of the cabbage clan. It has a swollen stem that makes it look like a turnip growing on a cabbage root. This swollen stem can be white, purple, or green and is topped with a rosette of blue-green leaves. In German, kohl means cabbage and rabi...
Origin and history: Date plum (Diospyros lotus) is among the lesser-known members of the persimmon genus (in the ebony family, Ebenaceae). But they are native to much of temperate Asia, especially China, along with Japan and the Himalayas. A common fruit tree, rootstock, and other useful products are produced from it in mixed mountain forests.
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Heart-Shaped Watermelon - Japanese people are so innovative and quality conscious as well; the best example is shown by Japanese farmer Hiroichi Kimura, who has finally harvested the world's first heart-shaped watermelon, after several years of hard research.
When upon a neighbor's request, Hiroichi Kimura started his research about a heart-shaped watermelon. After sensibly considering all the factors that affect...