The cool early morning allows the scent of plants to permeate the air. Whether a rose or a sycamore tree, each species perfumes the garden with its own distinct fragrance, and one of the greatest joys ...

As the climate changes, bringing more heat and heavier storms, conditions are getting tougher for farmers. At the University of New Hampshire, researchers are looking into a new crop – a special type ...

My collection of vintage recipes booklets is an inspiration for many of these weekly columns. During this time of uncertainty we seek comfort and security, and often it is comfort food, especially ...

A botanist gently strokes the pollen of endangered wildflowers with a paintbrush as she tries to reenact nature inside a small greenhouse in the shadow of the Sierra Nevada. Australia-based Ioneer ...

California buckwhat can be found in an astonishing array of forms adapted to different parts of the state. The best thing? It thrives in dray conditions. They are one of the most versatile and drought ...

Rhyolite Ridge in Nevada is one of the only two major known global deposits of lithium-boron. It’s also the location of the only known population of the Tiehm’s buckwheat plant, a rare wildflower ...

The agricultural term for ending a cover crop is “terminating a crop.” A few days ago, I terminated my buckwheat cover crop by cutting it down. I was a little late. The ideal time to terminate a ...

I’m a big fan of cover crops on the farm and in the garden. Cover crops are not harvested. Instead they’re used for other purposes, such as preventing erosion or improving soil tilth. One of my ...

Buckwheat is a plant workhorse, a workhorse today’s American gardeners and farmers seem to have put out to pasture. Tom Ford, a Penn State commercial horticulture educator, told me, “Buckwheat is ...