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The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

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If you love pesto, a basil plant can feed you for many dinners. Here's when and how you should trim back your basil plants to ...

Cauliflower seeds started indoors in January get a welcome head start. This cool-loving vegetable thrives when given enough ...

The vegan dish uses a mix of nutritional yeast, raw macadamia nuts and salt to substitute for Parmigiano Reggiano.

Escalante Middle School students are running a warm and flourishing hydroponic indoor oasis for their hand-grown plants and ...

You can overwinter slow-to-grow plants that aren't cold-hardy, but for fast-growing herbs it's often best to start over from seed after the winter.

The Dicle and Silbe ecotypes showed peak essential oil yields at different times, emphasizing the importance of ecotype-specific harvest timing.

Cutting a flourishing plant back in order to maintain its health can feel counterproductive. After all, bigger is better, right? Well, to coax a basil plant toward bigger and better, regular trimming ...

After testing homemade pasta sauce recipes, I found a tasty Mediterranean diet-friendly one with fiber, protein, and no ultra ...

That’s the advice of my nutritionist as I wondered why I lost weight despite my having eaten more rice and protein the past week.