Summer is a season when there are often very high temperatures and sometimes even heat waves. Our garden plants suffer. If the high temperatures or heatwave lasts for many days, they are just trying to survive. What can we do to help them and keep them alive and healthy? Plants, trees and vegetables in the […]
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This is the equation of photosynthesis! The chemistry that happens every day in every little green leaf of every plant on the planet. From the weed to the ever-living giant tree. The reason life exists on Earth as we know it today. The mechanism of photosynthesis Carbon dioxide and water with the help of chlorophyll
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I have been involved in gardening, plants and hobby farming for over 10 years in Greece. I grow mostly in the cottage, and occasionally in pots in the city, namely Athens, Greece. Before (I’m not ashamed to admit it), I had nothing to do with the land. As I say,“I hadn’t stooped, stone unturned.” A
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How much do we humans depend on plants? Living in a big city, for a long time I had lost this contact with nature. I had lost touch with the plants, with what we call “green”. I think the same is true for many of our fellow human beings. The only contact with plants was
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In this guide you will learn how to sow and grow 16 herbs and other aromatic plants in pots and window boxes. Namely: dill, basil, bay laurel, rosemary, spearmint, thyme, garden cress, lavender, parsley, fennel, marjoram, peppermint, oregano, rocket, celery, sage. Herbs are usually aromatic plants that give us their fragrance and healing properties. One
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Delicious winter potatoes see the sunlight (14 November 2018) I sowed my potatoes on August 29. I sowed my potatoes at the end of August Potato plants in full growth (30 October 2018) At the end of October, the potato plants were almost ready. Note the following: 10 days later, the picture of the potato
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In 1989, NASA and the Associated Landscape Contractors of America (ALCA), conducted a study to find plants that could filter and clean the air in the enclosed environment of space stations. The study was submitted by Dr. B.C. Wolverton, Anne Johnson, and Keith Bounds. “Attached at the end of the article, you will find the
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How do I sow potatoes in the garden? Potatoes can be grown in the garden, but even on the balcony or terrace in the city. In both cases, you need to make sure that the soil in which they are grown is fluffy and soft so that the potatoes can grow in it and become
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Learn about the nutrients that plants need to be healthy and strong. Whether growing in the garden or growing in pots, plants use minerals for their nutrition. Complex processes that contribute to the creation of minerals in soil include natural rock decay, decomposition of organic matter, animals and organisms, and microbial activity. Roots take up
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Fifteen-year-old high school students in Denmark designed and carried out a science experiment to test the effect of mobile phone radiation on plants. The results may surprise you. Five fifteen-year-old young Danish girls recently created a science experiment that has caused a stir in the scientific community. An observation about effect of wi-fi routers on
Vegetables and herbs need vital space to grow. Vital space refers to both their root system and their trunk and leaves. You need to maintain spacing for successful cultivation. Please use the table bellow as a rough measurement. I do not expect you to take a measurement tape and measure with precision the space between
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Viburnums are popular flowering landscape shrubs that come in an almost infinite number of cultivars. They offer beautiful summer blooms, fall foliage, and evergreen leaves. For most viburnum shrubs, bloom times span from early spring through June, followed by attractive fruit and outstanding fall foliage. Fast-growing viburnums can be grown as either shrubs or small
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