With a keen interest in making more eco-choices in the yard, I'm always excited to learn of new organic fertilizers I can feed my plants to boost their growth. That combined with a love for composting ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. There’s something delightfully fulfilling about taking a stroll ...

Some perennial veggies provide natural fertilizer for themselves and nearby plant life. The same goes for herbs. Old and used tea bags provide nitrogen, tannic acid, and other components that help ...

Elevate your daily tea ritual by making it healthier without sacrificing flavour. Opt for low-fat or plant-based milk, reduce ...

If you’re not already making this summer staple at home, you’ll thank yourself for learning how to make iced tea. It’s surprisingly easy to whip up a Southern-style sweet tea or a refreshing ...

I never realized it as a kid, but drinking tea was a ritual in my family. We drank a variety of teas, each made in its own precise way. Every tea has an optimal steep time and ideal water temperature, ...

A freshly brewed mug of tea is the product of many serendipities: ancient human ingenuity, meticulous harvesting, global trade and a whole lot of chemistry. In her new book “Steeped: The Chemistry of ...

Turmeric is a flowering plant in the ginger family. Its scientific name is Curcuma longa. People have used the herbal spice known as turmeric for thousands of years to make tea from the plant’s ...

It doesn’t matter if you’re a sweet tea loyalist or green tea enthusiast: There’s something about iced tea that simply hits the spot — especially during the summer. “Iced tea is a great refreshing ...

As someone who bookends most days with a pot of tea, I’m surprised at how frequently people who can rattle off the differences between light- and dark-roast coffee or Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon ...