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Costa Rica Plants: What is Pico de Pájaro and How is it Used?

Welcome to our exploration of a fascinating and versatile plant known as Pico de pájaro, or Cassia occidentalis. This pantropical plant is a common...

Multipurpose malinche, an attractive and useful ornamental

HOME GARDENING: Malinche makes a pretty shrub for the tropical garden while offering multiple medicinal uses.

Costa Rica’s Chilera: A Probiotic Powerhouse in Your Kitchen

Many families still make this popular recipe with vinegar made from the banana called “guineo negro,” along with hot and sweet chiles, onions, cauliflower, and other available vegetables you may have from the garden.

Move over, ginseng: here comes ashwagandha

Ed Bernhardt describes how to grow an herb whose benefits have been documented for thousands of years.

Moringa Oleifera: Costa Rica’s Favorite Superfood Tree

Here’s a wonderful addition to the tropical home garden. I’m referring to Moringa (Moringa oleifera ), which is a native tree of Southern Asia, but...

Costa Rica’s Seed festival is a gardener’s dream come true

Ed Bernhardt takes us inside the recent seed festival in Tinamastes, near Dominical, and reveals a growing movement for organic farming and community health.

Plant one of these trees for Arbor Day

Happy Arbor Day – now get out there and plant something. Ed Bernhardt offers four options to inspire you to add some beauty to your surroundings.

Why you should plant this multitasker in your tropical garden today

Coco palms can produce a first crop in five to seven years, and there’s nothing more rewarding than opening your first coconuts to enjoy the refreshing agua de pipa.

Cassava: Tropical Staple and Drought-friendly but Cancer-Busting?

Yuca, or cassava, is hardy and easy to grow, and may help fight cancer. Learn how to give it a try in this month's Home Gardening column.

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