Question: Re: Equisetum hyemale L. Canuela, Horsetail, Scouring rush, Scouringrush horsetail. I bought a 1-gal Equisetum hyemale for my seep/pond. In searching the web, I find conflicting planting ...

Your plants are looking weak? No need to resort to pesticides: Liquid manure made from nettle or horsetail can make your plants more resistant to diseases and pests. Mascha Brichta/dpa An ailing plant ...

I LOVE IT here on the Peninsula, gardening heaven, but our gardening Nirvana has also been shattered by the omnipresent horsetail. I get this question all the time and my answer is always the same.

Question: The worst weed in my garden this time of year is horsetail. I have heavy clay soil. I have tried digging it, pulling it and solarizing it. It has come back with a vengeance this year. Help!

Over 100 million years ago, the understory of late Mesozoic forests was dominated by a diverse group of plants of the class Equisetopsida. Today, only one genus from this group, Equisetum (also known ...

You may think it’s a kind of bamboo at first. Like bamboo, rough horsetail is hollow and segmented. But unlike bamboo, which is in the grass family, rough horsetail is part of an ancient group of ...

Researchers in France have discovered a strange new type of movement in plants - tiny spores that walk and jump. The researchers used high speed cameras to find out how horsetail (Equisetum) spores ...

Q: A weird purple flower just appeared in my garden. It is like a big purple calla lily but it smells horrible. What is it? A: The interesting plant that came up in your garden is Dracunculus vulgaris ...

HAIR LOSS can be alarming in the shower. A handful of hair can get caught up in your fingertips as you comb your locks through with water, only to wash off the loose ends to clog up the drain. But one ...

Lead researcher Philippe Marmottant describes the strange walk and jump of the microscopic plant spores Researchers in France have discovered a strange new type of movement in plants - tiny spores ...

Hair loss can be a troubling sight. Most people don't want their head of hair to lose its lustre. One plant extract oil may be able to help promote hair growth. One three-month clinical trial, ...