Plants

Forage the wilderness and your own neighborhood this spring — By Michael J. Foster/WDFW With spring marching on, we here at WDFW wanted to introduce some foraging opportunities that might be just outside your door or just a bit beyond. …

I absolutely love plants. There is nothing more satisfying than seeing a plant sprout a new leaf, and then seeing its journey to full size. …

Photo by hpgruesen on Pixabay Freshwater aquariums have a lot of variety when it comes to their inhabitants. Many hobbyists choose saltwater tanks, but freshwater fish are just as interesting and beautiful. If you’re an aquarist who prefers the peace of watching goldfish or the thrill of hunting tigerfish, you’ll…

The renewal of the human spirit for space exploration has many competitors, both government and private institutions, funding space programs, backed by the latest technology and innovation, with a vision to return humans to space and establish colonies on Moon and Mars. Agricultural innovation plays a major role in this…

House plants can serve far more important purposes than just livening up a room… — The common opinion surrounding house plants seems to be that they’re only useful as decorations and not much more. But as with so many other things in life, there are hidden benefits to owning house plants that can be far more important than their typically assumed purpose. Although the terms…

Flowers are symbols of fervent love, fragrant centerpieces on elegant dining tables–the epitome of good fortune with its irresistible palette of hues. But the largest flower in the world isn’t an amalgamation of colors representing nature’s beauty–it’s a stinky, 15-pound, tongue-like parasitic corpse littered with white warts that emanates the…