Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) is a versatile vegetable—it's a beautiful addition to a garden and a tasty complement to everyday meals. It's also relatively low-maintenance, making cabbage ...

Cabbages are an easy vegetable to grow as long as you give them what they need: rich, well-draining soil and consistent moisture. Plus, they look delightful lined up in a row like a scene out of ...

Cabbages are one of the easiest vegetables to grow year-round in your garden. But when it's time to harvest them, it's not unusual to find their leaves full of holes and the heads crawling with worms.

This quirky native wildflower is one worth knowing. The skunk cabbage, or Symplocarpus foetidus, is the first flower of our central Ohio spring, appearing as early as February. It can bloom even in ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. One of the people-stopping perennial plants is the giant coneflower (Rudbeckia maxima). The plant has large, 24-inch-long by 10-inch-wide, ...

Last spring we planted flowering cabbage plants in our mum bed hoping to have both plants flowering in the fall. But the flowering cabbage did not do well. It has nice leaves in early summer, but the ...

Q: What are the little balls between the stems and dried blossoms of this Christmas cactus, as shown in the photo? The blossoms dry but never fall off. — Lorene M. A: Your Christmas cactus is ...

Some people are mainly interested in large animals such as deer, elk or bears. These animals are called mega-fauna and are a very popular group of animals. Others are fascinated with birds – small, ...