For avocado trees, Di Lallo recommends a typical houseplant potting soil with some added perlite or pumice to promote aeration. When it comes to the perfect container, an unglazed terracotta pot will ...

Growing your own avocado tree gives you constant access to a prized fruit, but here's what you should know before trying to ...

Cultivating a tropical giant inside a living room requires more than just placing a pit in a jar of water. While the novelty ...

Farmers can now know and benefit from their contribution to climate change thanks to a formula that can be used to calculate the amount of carbon stored in fruit trees.

Hymenaea courbaril, a tropical tree, provides fiber, antioxidants, and natural gums with potential benefits for health and ...

If you’re trying to get more potassium in your diet, reaching for an avocado is a good choice—one half of a standard-size ...

Waxed amaryllis bulbs are amazing in their ability to grow a flower stalk and bloom just sitting on a table with no soil or ...

Pine View Farm is located in New Windsor and Bell’s Christmas Trees are in Accord. Additional locations to get local ...

When Steve Mbugua uprooted more than 500 coffee trees on his half-acre farm in Nyeri county eight years ago, his neighbours thought he was making a mistake.The farmer replaced them with 500 seedlings ...

Watch how an avocado fruit tree was growing from a seed/pit to young plant in this time-lapse. An avocado seed was extracted from a store-bought fresh fruit and wrapped within a moist paper tower for ...

So, you want to grow an avocado tree from seed? It's not only a fun off-season activity, especially for kids, but it's also very easy. Just know that since avocados are tropical plants, they won't ...