Traditionally used to flavour bean dishes, epazote has the added medicinal benefit of acting as a carminative, or anti-flatulent agent. Epazote is an unfussy plant that will grow in even poor soils. Grow in full sun for best results, in a warm spot in the garden. Continue reading for more information on...
The bean is an annual plant of the family Fabaceae. This is a huge plant family, with over 19,000 species, so there are many interesting facts about beans. Only orchids and asters outnumber the members of this botanical group. Among the bean plant’s many close relatives are peas, runner beans,...
Chard, or Swiss chard, is a variety of beet grown for its leaves and stalks rather than for its roots. This is the same species as beets, with the helpful Latin variety name cicla, meaning beet-like. Chard does not form a swollen root, as beets do, and its roots are...
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