Although the naming is traditional, long day and short day plants are better described as short night and long night plants because their flowering actually depends on the duration of continuous darkness rather than on day length. Short night plants (which include lettuces, spinach, iris, clover...
Have you ever wondered why certain foods are classified as "organic"? According to surveys, over half of Americans have purchased organic food products in recent years. Since Oct. 21, 2002, any food that is sold in the U.S. -- whether produced locally or imported -- must meet specific ...
Using the following questions as a guide, research the eating habits of each lizard species you have selected. What does this species of lizard eat? Is this lizard species classified as omnivorous, herbivorous, or carnivorous? If it is carnivorous, is this species considered an insectivore...
Kai-lan is a leafy green vegetable common in Chinese stir-fry. Also known as Chinese kale, kai-lan tastes like broccoli, and has a...
Generally, lettuces are classified into four categories: head lettuce, romaine, loose leaf, and butterhead. But there are at least a dozen more nonstarchy varieties that don't fit neatly in these categories, such as frisee, arugula, endive, radicchio, cress, and baby beet greens. These are...
You can give your molly fish vegetables like spinach, lettuce, and zucchini. On the other hand, they also love eating brine shrimp, bloodworms, and daphnia. Additionally,commercial flakes and palletsare also great options if you need an easy option for feeding your molly fish. You should alte...
snapdragons and roses.Although the naming is traditional, long day and short day plants are better described as short night and long night plants because their flowering actually depends on the duration of continuous darkness rather than on day length.Short night plants (which include lettuces, spi...
“But once the lettuce gets washed and put into a bag, it has had some form of processing. And then if we go all the way through to when these things have had lots of added ingredients and have been changed in terms of the way that they have been put together, then that is going...
The heat of cooking, at least with legumes, greatly breaks the oligosaccharides. It also destroys lectins. This is why the lectin avoidance diet should really be re-classified as the proper food preparation diet in many scenarios. Because people are confusing lectin content in beans and the asso...
While taste is important, opting for in-season produce ensures you get the best quality and nutritional value. Here’s a rough guide: - Spring: artichoke, asparagus, leeks, lettuce, peas, peppers, rocket, spinach, pomegranate - Summer: strawberries, raspberries, peaches, nectarines, courgette, ...