In the northern region of the Sonoran Desert, surrounded by five mountain ranges and 350 days of sunshine, lies Tucson, where native edible plants grow. The saguaro, barrel and nopal cacti are ...

Gardening in desert conditions can be challenging, but it's also incredibly rewarding! The key to success lies in selecting plants that are well-adapted to hot, arid climates and low water ...

The plants we sow now must flower and be pollinated before edible parts form. In my new book, Growing Vegetables in Drought, Desert and Dry Times: The Complete Guide to Growing Vegetables Without ...

Mojave yucca plants have a fascinating history in the desert that centers around bloom from April to June. With big crowd on hand, Rancho Mirage tops Palm Springs in CIF-SS playoffs ...

Plant Parts. Different parts of the same plant can have varying degrees of edibility. For example, elderberries are edible, but the leaves, stems, and roots are toxic.

Join the Sonoran Herbalist on Thursday, May 21 for an introductory lesson in the edible plants of our desert landscape. At Food Conspiracy Co-op, John Slattery—the Sonoran Herbalist—will be ...

Tagging along with my daughter, Ann, to her conference in Palm Desert, Calif., last week was part of my vacation. The really, really hot part. “The surface of the sun” was what Ann called it ...

Edible uses: Hickory nuts are the most calorie-dense wild plant in this lineup. One ounce of shelled hickory nut meat packs a whopping 193 calories, with most of that coming from fat .

There could be plants growing in your yard right now that are edible, and you don't even know it. We asked Beuna Tomalino from Basil & Rose to come in and talk about some of the most common plants ...

Building a garden full of edible perennial is a sign of a true gardener working to create an enduring food source in their yard. Here are a dozen of the best perennial crops you should plant in ...

Participants in the â Edible Plants of the Gulf South" presentation at Longue Vue Houes and Gardens look at plants collected by botanist Charles Allen.