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Homes and Gardens on MSN12d
7 fruits to plant in April for years of tasty homegrown harvests, plus expert planting tips
A garden rich in homegrown fruit is an idyllic vision. Being able to pick fruits close to your door, for jams, desserts, ...
Homes and Gardens on MSN3d
7 plants never to grow next to fruit trees – avoid these potentially destructive pairings if you want bumper crops
A garden with fruit trees is a delight for many, especially when filled with their beautiful bounty. The joy of picking an ...
Three fruits to plant before May for harvests through summer
It's not too late to plant fruits to see a harvest this summer. These three pot-grown plants will be ready to be eaten in ...
A tree with 40 different fruits planted in Philadelphia
Contemporary artist Sam Van Aken is bringing the “Tree of 40 Fruit” to Temple University’s main campus in Philadelphia. This ...
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Can cross pollination make a sweet pepper plant yield hot peppers? Read Dan Gill's genetics lesson.
If pollen from a hot pepper fertilizes the flower of a sweet pepper, all the hot pepper genes from the father plant go into the embryo in the seed. The genes from the male parent do not play a part in ...
Deeper understanding of plant cell transformation could pave way for controlling fruit growth
A research team has uncovered the mechanism and underlying reason behind the transformation of residual cells into epidermal ...