Garden cress seeds, also known as haleem or aliv seeds, offer a potent plant-based solution for vegetarians facing iron and haemoglobin deficiencies. These tiny seeds are packed with iron, folate, ...

SAN ANTONIO – A lesser-known superfood has a perfect 100 score on the CDC’s list of powerhouse fruits and vegetables and it turns out — it’s pretty easy to grow at home. Watercress is an ancient green ...

Question: I just love watercress. In seed catalogs, I find the word cress but I am not sure if this is watercress. First, is it possible to grow your own? And, if so, how? Answer: Cress is the general ...

Winter brings common health concerns like hair loss and fatigue. Halim seeds, also known as Aliv seeds, offer a traditional ...

Earth plants could thrive under the light of an alien sun, according to a recent experiment. A team of astrobiologists planted garden cress seeds and cultured dishes of photosynthetic bacteria under ...

Thale cress, a small flowering plant, has been grown in lunar regolith – the powdery material on the surface of the moon – for the first time, using samples collected during the Apollo 11, 12 and 17 ...

You often see references in sowing guides to soaking seeds before planting them. So, how essential is it to soak seeds before ...

Cape Canaveral, Fla. — For the first time, scientists have grown plants in soil from the moon collected by NASA’s Apollo astronauts. Researchers had no idea if anything would sprout in the harsh moon ...

Annals of Botany, Vol. 120, No. 4 (October 2017), pp. 511-520 (10 pages) Background and Aims Imbibed cress (Lepidium sativum L.) seeds exude ‘allelochemicals’ that promote excessive hypocotyl ...

This might be the youngest plant you will ever see: a brand-new thale-cress sprout, or germen, emerging from its seed casing – ready to take root and grow. This might be the youngest plant you will ...