There are flowering plants that have the ability to self-pollinate, meaning that they can fertilise themselves without a partner. A biological advantage of self-pollination, also known as “selfing”, ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. Is it true that if you plant hot peppers on the same row as sweet ...

When blooms appear on our fruit trees or vegetable gardens, we happily anticipate a bountiful harvest. If the bees help by doing their pollinating job, the fruits and vegetables should begin to ...

Is it true that if you plant hot peppers on the same row as sweet peppers, the sweet pepper plants will cross with the hot peppers and become hot? — William I get variations on this question all the ...

The nuclear sector operates in a realm where errors aren’t acceptable, where engineering tolerances are excruciatingly exacting and where procedures are “stricter than strict.” And since the ...