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Rutabaga

Rutabaga

• Common name : Rutabaga, Oilseed Rape, Rapaseed • Scientific name : Brassica napus • Family : Brassicaceae • Native land : Europe Rutabaga is an annual plant. It has a long, usually thin taproot. Its leaves are smooth, bluish green, and deeply scalloped, and the bases of the upper leaves clasp the stem. It […]

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Rosemary

Rosemary

• Common name : Rosemary • Scientific name : Rosmarinusofficinalis • Family : Lamiaceae • Native land : Mediterranean region Rosemary is a woody, perennial herb. It is a generally erect, rounded, evergreen shrub with aromatic, needle-like, grey-green leaves and tiny, two-lipped, pale blue to white flowers. It grows up to 4-6 feet tall in

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Where do Leaves Go After they Have Fallen From Trees?

When leaves fall from trees, they are reused and recycled by fungi, bacteria and invertebrates. These fungi, bacteria and invertebrates act as decomposers and break down dead plant and animal matter back into nutrients for the soil. So, decomposers help to make forests healthier. The whole decomposition process takes many years and during this time,

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Radish

Radish

• Common name : Radish • Scientific name : Raphanussativus • Family : Brassicaceae • Native land : Europe and the UK Radish is an edible root vegetable. It is an extremely variable species of a garden vegetable. Some are annuals while some biennials. Radish leaves usually are medium green and lobed, and have a

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