Autumn Hilliard-Knappof Perfect Plants Nursery says, “Lucky bamboo can be grown in soil or water. For water-grown lucky bamboo, use a clear glass container and add pebbles or decorative stones to hold the plant upright. Ensure the water level covers the roots but does not submerge the enti...
The researchers used microphones to record some tomato plants and found that stressed plants send out5sounds than unstressed plants. “When tomatoes are not stressed at all, they are very quiet,” Professor Hadany said. They also trained a machine in6the differences between thirsty plants and cu...
It is important to realize that observation is much more than merely seeing something; it also involves a mental process. In all observations there are two elements : (a) the sense-perceptual element (usually visual) and (b) the mental, which, as we have seen, may be partly conscious and...
It naturally grows straight up, to get it to curl is a test of patience and some skill. When you buy one with a curl, it’s been trained to do so by expert growers. It will naturally grow toward the light, so the trick is to expose it to light from one direction only (curling ...
Are you a beginning houseplant gardener? Here’s a great one to get started with. It’s easy as pie to keep looking good and sure to become a topic of conversation as you’re busy showing it off. Table of Contents About Lucky Bamboo Plants ...
Soft plastics tend to get classified as tanglers at recycling plants, aka most likely to get caught in the gears. The best way to tell if your loofah can be recycled is to see what your local recycling laws are. Check out your local .gov to find out information on this and see for...
It has joined the perfect long-handled shovel, another tool I just cannot seem to replace since mine broke years ago. Sigh. I am not a bruiser, nor is the person who helps in the garden part-time. We don’t try to rake gravel or too-heavy piles of wet, matted leaves, with a ba...
In this first of a three-part series we talk to analysts and current and former IBM employees about the company’s future as a chipmaker. SAN JOSE, Calif. — IBM should sell its semiconductor plants and get out of the chip-making business, say a handful of analysts and current and forme...
General Motors Co. (GM), the largest carmaker in the U.S., is shifting its center of gravity to China, where it sells more cars and now invests more money. GM’s announcement at the Shanghai auto show this month that it is spending $11 billion by 2016 on new plants, products and ...
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