Researchers showed that some spinach defensins can confer similar protection to citrus and potatoes -- and possibly other crops. The effects show significant progress toward recovering yield and ...

Hot weather causes the plant to bolt quickly. When spinach bolts, the plant focuses its energy on producing flowers and seeds rather than leaves. To avoid bolting, plant spinach four to six weeks ...

You can have carrots ready to harvest within 60 to 80 days of planting. However, baby carrots grow faster and can mature ...

In a recent study published in Plant Biotechnology Journal, researchers showed that some spinach defensins can confer similar ...

Spinach is a wonderful, fast-growing superfood with a host of health benefits. However, it can be a somewhat finicky garden vegetable, and there are some plants that you should never try and grow ...

Eating iron-rich foods is a great way to prevent anemia. Spinach is a popular source of plant-based iron, but many foods contain more iron than spinach. White beans are a great source of iron.

Spinach can either be sown in spring for a summer crop, or in the autumn for leaves to pick over winter. Choose your varieties carefully – some are ideal for spring sowing and others for autumn.

A towering 9.5-foot-tall African spinach has been discovered in Ikoro-Ekiti, a town in Ekiti State. The plant, locally known ...