Whether you call them cucumbers, cukes or gherkins, cucumbers are one of the most popular home garden vegetables. A few years ago, cucumbers weren’t so easy to grow. Older varieties were prone to disease and insect pests and often failed to set fruit. The fruit was often bitter, … [Read more...]
Columbine Flower Facts
Visit mountain towns throughout the Rocky Mountains and many other areas in the United States, and you’ll find columbines growing wild along stream beds and in woodlands, as well as in cultivated mountain gardens. These plants, with their delicate flowers and foliage, look … [Read more...]
Cucumbers: Calories and Nutritional Information
Looking for a cool, low-calorie summer snack? Why not munch on cucumber rounds? At just 16 calories per cup, cucumbers are a dieter’s dream food. Although fairly low in fiber (0.9 grams), they’re also low in carbohydrates (2.9 grams), fat (0.2 grams) and sugars (1.8 grams). … [Read more...]
List of Fruits from A to Z
When we think of fruits, most of us identify them by their juicy sweetness. Yet, botanically, fruits are classified as such because they come from flowers and/or have seeds inside them. What’s your favorite fruit? You’ll probably find it on the list of fruit names below, along … [Read more...]
Flower Names for Girls
“Pretty as a posy, lovely as a rose.” Flowers represent all things feminine so it’s no wonder they’ve long been used as names for girls. During the late Victorian period, flower names were among the most popular names for girls. The trend disappeared through most of the 20th … [Read more...]
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