My daughter asked me this question last summer while we were picking cucumbers from our raised beds. She was seven. I gave her a confident wrong answer. Said they were vegetables, obviously. Where else do … Read more
My friend Tony came back from his first trip to Thailand with an interesting story. He’d walked into a hotel lobby and immediately smelled what he thought was a gas leak. He rushed to the … Read more
I was helping my nephew plant his first garden last spring when he asked me a question that stopped me cold. “Uncle, why are we putting tomatoes in the vegetable section if they’re fruits?” I … Read more
Last summer, my friend Rachel called me in a panic. Her golden retriever, Duke, had gotten into the garden while she wasn’t watching. He’d eaten several fallen fruits from the ground—some safe, some not. “I … Read more
What comes to mind when you think of a pumpkin? Carving jack-o’-lanterns, baking pumpkin pie, or decorating your garden with their round orange bodies? Pumpkins are one of the most versatile plants in both the … Read more
What is a Kadamba Tree Fruit? The kadamb tree, or tropical tree, scientifically known as Neolamarckia cadamba or Anthocephalus cadamba, is an evergreen large tree found in the south and southeast Asia regions. Some key facts … Read more