The corn plant (Dracaena fragrans) is a tropical African evergreen tree. They grow fairly slowly, from thick canes or stems that produce long, narrow leaves like stalks of corn, growing upward.

“Seeing how tall corn can grow comes down to internode length and quantity,” Karl explains—in other words, the number of leaves a stalk has and the distance between those leaves. He learned early on ...

Most kitchens will have at least a couple of spuds knocking around, and no longer do we need ample garden space to grow our own. Once you know the method for growing potatoes in containers, you ...