A lovely neighbor came to have tea with the CEO recently — non-management employees aren’t invited to tea (with or without crumpets). When our neighbor left she gave the firm a parting gift. It was a ...

Cutleaf nightshade has a prostrate growth habit and rarely grows more than 1 foot tall except when supported by surrounding ...

Q: Nightshade plants began growing in the same raised bed as tomatoes. Will the nightshade poison the soil in the raised bed? After we dig out the nightshade plants, do we need to replace the soil ...

They may look like tiny tomatoes or baby blueberries, but some of these tasty-looking fruits are actually poisonous black nightshade and bittersweet nightshade. Berry samples recently brought in to ...

Juliana K. Buckelew, David W. Monks, Greg D. Hoyt and Robert F. Walls, Jr. Studies were conducted to determine the effect of in-row eastern black nightshade establishment and removal timings in ...

A lot of living things on our planet have defenses they use in the wild to help them survive. For some plants, being poisonous may help keep them from becoming someone’s dinner. That’s what I found ...

Mosquitoes responsible for spreading disease are increasingly becoming resistant to synthetic insecticides. Now research published in Complementary and Alternative Medicine suggests that the berries ...

Spring weather has finally come to the Pacific Northwest, which means more hiking and foraging opportunities. But if you’re walking along one of the many trails across Washington state and find a bush ...

Hairy nightshade (Solanum physalifolium) is an annual weed found in a variety of habitats including cultivated fields, roadways, overgrazed rangeland, flowerbeds and vegetable gardens. The most common ...

Duane Mellor is a director, council member and spokesperson of the British Dietetic Association. Nenad Naumovski does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or ...